7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter

The 267 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter include familiar choices such as SELLING, SMALLER, and SHELTER.

267 wordsTop pick SELLINGHighest score SHYLOCK 19

28 of 267 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With S in 1st place, R is the most common 4th letter (341 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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5
6
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8
9
10
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12
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14
15

Common words 28 · most-used first

SELLING₈
SMALLER₉
SHELTER₁₀
SMILING₁₀
SKILLED₁₂
SHALLOW₁₃
SAILING₈
SWALLOW₁₃
SELLERS₇
SPELLED₁₀
SHELVES₁₃
STELLAR₇
SAILORS₇
STYLISH₁₃
SCALING₁₀
SPILLED₁₀
SIBLING₁₀
SWOLLEN₁₀
SMELLED₁₀
SKYLINE₁₄
SEALING₈
STYLING₁₁
SUBLIME₁₁
STALKER₁₁
STYLIST₁₀
STALLED₈
STALKED₁₂
SOULFUL₁₀

All valid words 267

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

SABLEST₉
SABLING₁₀
SACLESS₉
SACLIKE₁₃
SAILERS₇
SAILING₈
SAILORS₇
SALLADS₈
SALLALS₇
SALLEES₇
SALLETS₇
SALLIED₈
SALLIER₇
SALLIES₇
SALLOWS₁₀
SALLOWY₁₃
SAMLETS₉
SAMLORS₉
SAPLESS₉
SAPLING₁₀
SAULGES₈
SAULIES₇
SAWLIKE₁₄
SAWLOGS₁₁
SCALADE₁₀
SCALADO₁₀
SCALAGE₁₀
SCALARE₉
SCALARS₉
SCALDED₁₁
SCALDER₁₀
SCALDIC₁₂
SCALENE₉
SCALENI₉
SCALERS₉
SCALEUP₁₁
SCALIER₉
SCALING₁₀
SCALLED₁₀
SCALLOP₁₁
SCALPED₁₂
SCALPEL₁₁
SCALPER₁₁
SCHLEPP₁₆
SCHLEPS₁₄
SCHLICH₁₇
SCHLOCK₁₈
SCHLONG₁₃
SCHLOSS₁₂
SCHLUBS₁₄
SCHLUMP₁₆
SCILLAS₉
SCOLDED₁₁
SCOLDER₁₀
SCOLION₉
SCOLLOP₁₁
SCULKED₁₄
SCULKER₁₃
SCULLED₁₀
SCULLER₉
SCULLES₉
SCULPED₁₂
SCULPIN₁₁
SCULPTS₁₁
SCULTCH₁₄
SEALANT₇
SEALCHS₁₂
SEALERS₇
SEALERY₁₀
SEALGHS₁₁
SEALIFT₁₀
SEALINE₇
SEALING₈
SEALWAX₁₇
SECLUDE₁₀
SEELIER₇
SEELING₈
SEILING₈
SELLERS₇
SELLING₈
SELLOFF₁₃
SELLOUT₇
SETLINE₇
SEXLESS₁₄
SHALIER₁₀
SHALING₁₁
SHALLIS₁₀
SHALLON₁₀
SHALLOP₁₂
SHALLOT₁₀
SHALLOW₁₃
SHALOMS₁₂
SHALOTS₁₀
SHALWAR₁₃
SHELFED₁₄
SHELLAC₁₂
SHELLED₁₁
SHELLER₁₀
SHELTAS₁₀
SHELTER₁₀
SHELTIE₁₀
SHELVED₁₄
SHELVER₁₃
SHELVES₁₃
SHILLED₁₁
SHILPIT₁₂
SHOLOMS₁₂
SHULING₁₁
SHYLOCK₁₉
SIALIDS₈
SIALOID₈
SIALONS₇
SIBLING₁₀
SICLIKE₁₃
SIDLERS₈
SIDLING₉
SILLERS₇
SILLIER₇
SILLIES₇
SILLILY₁₀
SILLOCK₁₃
SIMLINS₉
SINLESS₇
SIRLOIN₇
SKALDIC₁₄
SKELDER₁₂
SKELLIE₁₁
SKELLUM₁₃
SKELPED₁₄
SKELPIT₁₃
SKELTER₁₁
SKELUMS₁₃
SKILFUL₁₄
SKILLED₁₂
SKILLET₁₁
SKOLING₁₂
SKOLION₁₁
SKOLLED₁₂
SKOLLIE₁₁
SKULKED₁₆
SKULKER₁₅
SKULLED₁₂
SKULPIN₁₃
SKYLABS₁₆
SKYLARK₁₈
SKYLESS₁₄
SKYLIKE₁₈
SKYLINE₁₄
SLALOMS₉
SMALLED₁₀
SMALLER₉
SMALMED₁₂
SMALTOS₉
SMELLED₁₀
SMELLER₉
SMELTED₁₀
SMELTER₉
SMILERS₉
SMILETS₉
SMILEYS₁₂
SMILIER₉
SMILIES₉
SMILING₁₀
SMOLDER₁₀
SNELLED₈
SNELLER₇
SOILAGE₈
SOILIER₇
SOILING₈
SOILURE₇
SOLLARS₇
SOLLERS₇
SONLESS₇
SONLIKE₁₁
SOOLING₈
SOULDAN₈
SOULFUL₁₀
SOWLING₁₁
SPALLED₁₀
SPALLER₉
SPALLES₉
SPALTED₁₀
SPELDED₁₁
SPELDER₁₀
SPELDIN₁₀
SPELEAN₉
SPELLED₁₀
SPELLER₉
SPELTER₉
SPELUNK₁₃
SPILING₁₀
SPILITE₉
SPILLED₁₀
SPILLER₉
SPILTHS₁₂
SPULYED₁₃
SPULYES₁₂
SPULYIE₁₂
SPULZIE₁₈
STALAGS₈
STALELY₁₀
STALEST₇
STALING₈
STALKED₁₂
STALKER₁₁
STALLED₈
STELENE₇
STELLAR₇
STELLAS₇
STELLED₈
STILETS₇
STILING₈
STILLED₈
STILLER₇
STILTED₈
STILTER₇
STOLLEN₇
STOLONS₇
STYLATE₁₀
STYLERS₁₀
STYLETS₁₀
STYLIER₁₀
STYLING₁₁
STYLISE₁₀
STYLISH₁₃
STYLIST₁₀
STYLITE₁₀
STYLIZE₁₉
STYLOID₁₁
STYLOPS₁₂
SUBLATE₉
SUBLETS₉
SUBLIME₁₁
SUBLINE₉
SUBLOTS₉
SULLAGE₈
SULLENS₇
SULLIED₈
SULLIES₇
SUMLESS₉
SUNLAMP₁₁
SUNLAND₈
SUNLESS₇
SUNLIKE₁₁
SURLIER₇
SURLILY₁₀
SURLOIN₇
SUSLIKS₁₁
SUTLERS₇
SUTLERY₁₀
SVELTER₁₀
SWALIER₁₀
SWALING₁₁
SWALLET₁₀
SWALLOW₁₃
SWELLED₁₁
SWELLER₁₀
SWELTED₁₁
SWELTER₁₀
SWELTRY₁₃
SWILERS₁₀
SWILING₁₁
SWILLED₁₁
SWILLER₁₀
SWOLEST₁₀
SWOLLEN₁₀
SYLLABI₁₂

Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

C15%
T12%
H9%

3rd letter

A23%
E16%
I13%

5th letter

I25%
L19%
E15%

6th letter

E34%
N14%
R8%

7th letter

S27%
D15%
R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; SHYLOCK tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 42 words
8 points: 26 words
99 points: 38 words
10 points: 57 words
1111 points: 35 words
12 points: 23 words
1313 points: 20 words
14 points: 13 words
1515 points: 1 words
16 points: 4 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SHYLOCK	19	19	All three
STYLIZE	19	19	All three
SKYLARK	18	18	All three
SCHLOCK	18	20	All three
SKYLIKE	18	18	Collins · NWL
SPULZIE	18	21	Collins only
SCHLICH	17	18	Collins only
SEALWAX	17	18	Collins only
SKULKED	16	18	All three
SCHLEPP	16	19	All three
SCHLUMP	16	20	All three
SKYLABS	16	17	Collins only

The pattern is S _ _ L _ _ _: keep S in the first slot and L in the fourth, then work through the remaining tiles. SELLING, SMALLER, and SHELTER are recognizable starting points, alongside words such as SHALLOW, SAILING, and SWALLOW. Just 28 entries fall among the most common English words, so expect plenty of less familiar options too.

At a glance: the S and L pattern

Exactly 267 tournament-dictionary words fit S _ _ L _ _ _.
SELLING, SMALLER, and SHELTER are familiar examples to scan for first.
The most frequent final letter is S, with 72 matches ending that way.
STYLIZE scores 19 points; SKYLARK scores 18.

How many 7-letter words have S first and L fourth?

There are 267 matches. Read the pattern as S _ _ L _ _ _: the fourth tile is fixed, while positions two, three, five, six, and seven remain open. That makes endings a useful next filter: 72 matches finish in S, compared with 40 ending in D and 40 in R.

SELLERS and SHELVES show how an S ending can fit the pattern; SELLING and SAILING end differently. When several blanks remain, check the final tile against your rack before trying every possible middle combination. The ending counts point to S as the strongest first check, not the only one.

Which matching words score the most?

STYLIZE leads the scores at 19 points, while SKYLARK scores 18. The score leaders favor less ordinary letter combinations; familiar choices such as SELLING are easier to spot, but do not lead this scoring group. The average score across matches is 10.3.

Dictionary coverage differs: 182 matches appear in ENABLE, 260 in Collins, and 201 in NWL2023. Those source totals overlap, so they are not separate sets to add together. Some options will not be accepted in every game; check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

What are some common 7-letter words with S first and L fourth?

SELLING, SMALLER, and SHELTER are familiar examples with S in the first position and L in the fourth. SAILING, SMILING, and SWALLOW also fit the pattern. The full group has 267 entries, though only 28 rank among the most common English words.

Which final letter appears most often in these words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 72 matching words. D and R tie next, with 40 words each. Check the last tile early when narrowing candidates, but keep other endings in play because the pattern includes several possibilities.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

STYLIZE scores 19 points, the highest score among the listed matches. SKYLARK follows at 18 points. Their Z and K are the scoring standouts, so a premium letter square can matter more than choosing a familiar word.

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