7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter

The pattern 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter contains 125 matches, including COLLECT and DELIGHT.

125 wordsTop pick COLLECTHighest score HALFWIT 16

16 of 125 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (832 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 16 · most-used first

  • COLLECT11
  • DELIGHT12
  • GILBERT10
  • FALLOUT10
  • TALLEST7
  • FULLEST10
  • SOLVENT10
  • ILLICIT9
  • RELIANT7
  • CULPRIT11
  • VALIANT10
  • WILDEST11
  • COLDEST10
  • GALLANT8
  • BALLAST9
  • SALIENT7
All valid words 125

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABLEIST9
  • ABLUENT9
  • AILMENT9
  • APLANAT9
  • AULDEST8
  • AWLWORT13
  • BALDEST10
  • BALLANT9
  • BALLAST9
  • BELEAPT11
  • BOLDEST10
  • BULBLET11
  • BULLBAT11
  • CALLANT9
  • CALLOUT9
  • CALMANT11
  • CALMEST11
  • CALUMET11
  • CELLIST9
  • COLDEST10
  • COLETIT9
  • COLLECT11
  • CULPRIT11
  • CULTIST9
  • CULVERT12
  • DELIGHT12
  • DELIMIT10
  • DILUENT8
  • DULLEST8
  • EELIEST7
  • EELPOUT9
  • ENLIGHT11
  • FALLOUT10
  • FALSEST10
  • FELLEST10
  • FELWORT13
  • FILBERT12
  • FILEMOT12
  • FILMSET12
  • FOLDOUT11
  • FOLKMOT16
  • FULGENT11
  • FULLEST10
  • GALIPOT10
  • GALLANT8
  • GALLIOT8
  • GALLNUT8
  • GALLOOT8
  • GELCOAT10
  • GELLANT8
  • GILBERT10
  • GILLNET8
  • GOLDEST9
  • HALBERT12
  • HALFWIT16
  • HALIBUT12
  • HALIMOT12
  • HELIAST10
  • HELLCAT12
  • HOLDOUT11
  • HOLIBUT12
  • HOLIEST10
  • HYLOIST13
  • ILLICIT9
  • KELLAUT11
  • KILOBIT13
  • MELILOT9
  • MILDEST10
  • MOLERAT9
  • MOLINET9
  • OILIEST7
  • ONLIEST7
  • OULDEST8
  • OWLIEST10
  • PALETOT9
  • PALIEST9
  • PALMIET11
  • PALMIST11
  • PELTAST9
  • POLECAT11
  • POLLENT9
  • POLLIST9
  • POLOIST9
  • POLYACT14
  • POLYCOT14
  • PULIEST9
  • PULLOUT9
  • PULSANT9
  • RELIANT7
  • RELIGHT11
  • RILIEST7
  • ROLLOUT7
  • RULIEST7
  • SALICET9
  • SALIENT7
  • SALIGOT8
  • SALTANT7
  • SALTCAT9
  • SALTEST7
  • SELFIST10
  • SELLOUT7
  • SOLERET7
  • SOLICIT9
  • SOLOIST7
  • SOLVENT10
  • TALAUNT7
  • TALAYOT10
  • TALIPAT9
  • TALIPOT9
  • TALLENT7
  • TALLEST7
  • TELEOST7
  • UGLIEST8
  • UPLEANT9
  • UPLEAPT11
  • UPLIGHT13
  • VALIANT10
  • VILAYET13
  • WALIEST10
  • WALKOUT14
  • WILDCAT13
  • WILDEST11
  • WILIEST10
  • WILLEST10
  • YPLIGHT16
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. P11%
  2. C10%
  3. S10%
2nd letter
  1. A30%
  2. O18%
  3. E16%
4th letter
  1. I27%
  2. L22%
  3. D9%
5th letter
  1. E33%
  2. A14%
  3. O11%
6th letter
  1. S33%
  2. N15%
  3. U10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; HALFWIT tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 17 words
  2. 8 points: 12 words
  3. 99 points: 32 words
  4. 10 points: 22 words
  5. 1111 points: 19 words
  6. 12 points: 10 words
  7. 1313 points: 7 words
  8. 14 points: 3 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HALFWIT1616Collins · NWL
FOLKMOT1618All three
YPLIGHT1617Collins only
WALKOUT1416All three
POLYCOT1416All three
POLYACT1416Collins only
WILDCAT1315All three
VILAYET1314All three
KILOBIT1315All three
AWLWORT1314All three
FELWORT1314All three
UPLIGHT1316All three

With both positions fixed, the middle letters still allow familiar verbs, descriptive words, and compounds. COLLECT and DELIGHT are easy to spot; FOLKMOT and YPLIGHT are less familiar plays. The matches come from tournament dictionaries, whose coverage differs: Collins includes nearly the whole set, while ENABLE accepts fewer.

The pattern at a glance

  • The pattern returns 125 seven-letter matches, each with L third and T in the final position.
  • COLLECT, DELIGHT, FALLOUT, and CULPRIT show familiar vocabulary across different starting letters.
  • Only 16 matches rank within the top 25,000 English words by word-frequency measure.
  • HALFWIT, FOLKMOT, and YPLIGHT share the highest score: 16 points.

Which familiar words match?

COLLECT, DELIGHT, TALLEST, FULLEST, and WILDEST are among the recognisable matches, spanning a verb and several familiar descriptive forms. They all put L in position three and T at the end, but the opening letter varies: P leads with 14 matches, while C and S each have 12.

That spread gives you a practical solving order. If your rack or crossing letters allow P, test that group first; when P fails, C and S offer equally sized alternatives. The sibling pattern with R in position three has 166 matches, so L narrows the search more sharply.

The familiar examples are only a small core, not a guarantee that every match will feel playable. The frequency measure marks 16 entries as common; GILBERT, SOLVENT, and VILAYET show why crossing letters still matter.

7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 123 matches, NWL2023 includes 99, and ENABLE includes 91, with overlap between those sets. The combined 125-word count does not mean every entry is accepted in every game.

The top scores are a useful contrast with the familiar examples. HALFWIT, FOLKMOT, and YPLIGHT each score 16 before board bonuses, while WALKOUT scores 14. For a playable move, check your game's dictionary rather than assuming a word accepted in one list transfers to another.

One limitation is that the pool is much larger than its everyday core: only 16 words rank among the top 25,000 English words. For 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter, use the fixed positions first, then let crossing letters confirm an unfamiliar candidate.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have L third and T last?
There are 125 tournament-dictionary matches with L in the third position and T in the seventh. The set ranges from familiar words such as COLLECT and DELIGHT to less familiar entries, so the fixed pattern narrows the search but does not guarantee an everyday answer.
Are all 125 words accepted in the same dictionaries?
No. Collins includes 123 matches, NWL2023 includes 99, and ENABLE includes 91, with overlap between dictionaries. The 125 total counts each qualifying word once across the tournament lists; check the specific list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.
Which matching words score the most?
HALFWIT, FOLKMOT, and YPLIGHT tie at 16 points each before board bonuses. WALKOUT follows at 14. The three leaders are less familiar than COLLECT or DELIGHT, so use the score advantage only when the word fits the board and your game's dictionary.

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