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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and L as the 6th letter

The 293 7-letter words with S first and L sixth include familiar forms like SCHOOLS, SHORTLY, SIGNALS, and SPARKLE.

293 wordsTop pick SCHOOLSHighest score SWIZZLE 28

21 of 293 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With S in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,401 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 21 · most-used first

  • SCHOOLS12
  • SHORTLY13
  • SIGNALS8
  • SYMBOLS14
  • SHUTTLE10
  • SHARPLY15
  • SWIFTLY16
  • SHUFFLE16
  • SANDALS8
  • SOLUBLE9
  • STERILE7
  • STUMBLE11
  • SCROLLS9
  • STIMULI9
  • SPARKLE13
  • SIZABLE18
  • SEQUELS16
  • SOLIDLY11
  • STATELY10
  • SMUGGLE11
  • SPINDLE10
All valid words 293

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

  • SABELLA9
  • SACCULE11
  • SACCULI11
  • SACELLA9
  • SACRALS9
  • SAFROLE10
  • SAFROLS10
  • SAINTLY10
  • SALABLE9
  • SALABLY12
  • SALLALS7
  • SALTILY10
  • SAMBALS11
  • SAMIELS9
  • SANDALS8
  • SANDFLY14
  • SANICLE9
  • SANTALS7
  • SANTOLS7
  • SAPPILY14
  • SARDELS8
  • SARKILY14
  • SASSILY10
  • SAUCILY12
  • SAURELS7
  • SAVABLE12
  • SAVVILY16
  • SAWBILL12
  • SAWMILL12
  • SAXAULS14
  • SAYABLE12
  • SCABBLE13
  • SCAMBLE13
  • SCAMELS11
  • SCANTLE9
  • SCANTLY12
  • SCAPPLE13
  • SCAPULA11
  • SCARILY12
  • SCATOLE9
  • SCEDULE10
  • SCHMALZ23
  • SCHMELZ23
  • SCHNELL12
  • SCHOOLE12
  • SCHOOLS12
  • SCHORLS12
  • SCOPULA11
  • SCRAWLS12
  • SCRAWLY15
  • SCROLLS9
  • SCROWLE12
  • SCROWLS12
  • SCROYLE12
  • SCRUPLE11
  • SCUDDLE11
  • SCUFFLE15
  • SCUMBLE13
  • SCUTTLE9
  • SCYBALA14
  • SCYTALE12
  • SEAFOLK14
  • SEAGULL8
  • SEAKALE11
  • SEAWALL10
  • SECKELS13
  • SECTILE9
  • SEEABLE9
  • SEEDILY11
  • SEGHOLS11
  • SEIDELS8
  • SENDALS8
  • SENSILE7
  • SEQUELA16
  • SEQUELS16
  • SERAILS7
  • SERIALS7
  • SERKALI11
  • SERPULA9
  • SERVALS10
  • SERVILE10
  • SESSILE7
  • SETUALE7
  • SETWALL10
  • SEWABLE12
  • SEXTILE14
  • SHABBLE14
  • SHACKLE16
  • SHADFLY17
  • SHADILY14
  • SHAKILY17
  • SHAMALS12
  • SHAMBLE14
  • SHAMBLY17
  • SHAPELY15
  • SHARPLY15
  • SHEEPLE12
  • SHEERLY13
  • SHEKELS14
  • SHEMALE12
  • SHEQELS19
  • SHEWELS13
  • SHINGLE11
  • SHINGLY14
  • SHINILY13
  • SHINOLA10
  • SHOGGLE12
  • SHOGGLY15
  • SHOOFLY16
  • SHOOGLE11
  • SHOOGLY14
  • SHORTLY13
  • SHOTTLE10
  • SHOVELS13
  • SHOWILY16
  • SHRILLS10
  • SHRILLY13
  • SHTETLS10
  • SHUFFLE16
  • SHUTTLE10
  • SIDEDLY12
  • SIGHTLY14
  • SIGNALS8
  • SILICLE9
  • SILKILY14
  • SILLILY10
  • SIMNELS9
  • SINGULT8
  • SITELLA7
  • SIXFOLD18
  • SIXTHLY20
  • SIZABLE18
  • SIZABLY21
  • SKATOLE11
  • SKATOLS11
  • SKIABLE13
  • SKIFFLE17
  • SKITTLE11
  • SKUTTLE11
  • SKYWALK21
  • SLACKLY16
  • SLAHALS10
  • SLANTLY10
  • SLEEKLY14
  • SLICKLY16
  • SLIMILY12
  • SMARTLY12
  • SMICKLY18
  • SMITTLE9
  • SMOKILY16
  • SMUGGLE11
  • SNABBLE11
  • SNAFFLE13
  • SNAGGLE9
  • SNAKILY14
  • SNARFLE10
  • SNIDELY11
  • SNIFFLE13
  • SNIFFLY16
  • SNIGGLE9
  • SNIRTLE7
  • SNIVELS10
  • SNOOZLE16
  • SNOWILY13
  • SNUFFLE13
  • SNUFFLY16
  • SNUGGLE9
  • SNUGGLY12
  • SNUZZLE25
  • SOAPILY12
  • SOBERLY12
  • SOCIALS9
  • SOGGILY12
  • SOLIDLY11
  • SOLUBLE9
  • SOLUBLY12
  • SONDELI8
  • SOOTHLY13
  • SOOTILY10
  • SOPPILY14
  • SORELLS7
  • SORRELS7
  • SORRILY10
  • SORTALS7
  • SOUFFLE13
  • SOUNDLY11
  • SOUPILY12
  • SOWABLE12
  • SOYMILK16
  • SPACKLE15
  • SPANGLE10
  • SPANGLY13
  • SPARELY12
  • SPARKLE13
  • SPARKLY16
  • SPATULA9
  • SPATULE9
  • SPATZLE18
  • SPECKLE15
  • SPECULA11
  • SPICILY14
  • SPICULA11
  • SPICULE11
  • SPIKILY16
  • SPINALS9
  • SPINDLE10
  • SPINDLY13
  • SPINELS9
  • SPINULA9
  • SPINULE9
  • SPIRALS9
  • SPIRTLE9
  • SPIRULA9
  • SPITALS9
  • SPITTLE9
  • SPITTLY12
  • SPORULE9
  • SPRAWLS12
  • SPRAWLY15
  • SPUDDLE11
  • SPURTLE9
  • SPYHOLE15
  • SQUAILS16
  • SQUALLS16
  • SQUALLY19
  • SQUATLY19
  • SQUEALS16
  • SQUILLA16
  • SQUILLS16
  • SQUIRLS16
  • STABILE9
  • STADDLE9
  • STAGILY11
  • STAIDLY11
  • STALELY10
  • STANOLS7
  • STAPPLE11
  • STARKLY14
  • STARTLE7
  • STARTLY10
  • STATELY10
  • STEEPLE9
  • STEEPLY12
  • STEMPLE11
  • STERILE7
  • STERNLY10
  • STEROLS7
  • STIBBLE11
  • STICKLE13
  • STIFFLY16
  • STIMULI9
  • STIPELS9
  • STIPPLE11
  • STIPULE9
  • STONILY10
  • STOPPLE11
  • STOUTLY10
  • STREELS7
  • STRODLE8
  • STROLLS7
  • STUBBLE11
  • STUBBLY14
  • STUDDLE9
  • STUMBLE11
  • STUMBLY14
  • SUAVELY13
  • SUBCELL11
  • SUBCULT11
  • SUBFILE12
  • SUBRULE9
  • SUBSALE9
  • SUBTILE9
  • SUEABLE9
  • SULKILY14
  • SUNBELT9
  • SUNNILY10
  • SURCULI9
  • SURLILY10
  • SWADDLE12
  • SWAZZLE28
  • SWEETLY13
  • SWIFTLY16
  • SWINDLE11
  • SWINGLE11
  • SWIPPLE14
  • SWITHLY16
  • SWIVELS13
  • SWIZZLE28
  • SWOZZLE28
  • SYMBOLE14
  • SYMBOLS14
  • SYSTOLE10
  • SYSTYLE13
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 7th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. T12%
  2. H12%
  3. P11%
3rd letter
  1. A20%
  2. I17%
  3. U11%
4th letter
  1. T10%
  2. R9%
  3. N9%
5th letter
  1. I15%
  2. E10%
  3. A10%
7th letter
  1. E38%
  2. Y30%
  3. S20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SWIZZLE tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 20 words
  2. 8 points: 9 words
  3. 99 points: 47 words
  4. 10 points: 33 words
  5. 1111 points: 40 words
  6. 12 points: 38 words
  7. 1313 points: 26 words
  8. 14 points: 26 words
  9. 1515 points: 9 words
  10. 16 points: 25 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 3 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 2 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 0 words
  22. 28 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SWIZZLE2829All three
SWAZZLE2829Collins only
SWOZZLE2829Collins only
SNUZZLE2528Collins only
SCHMALZ2325All three
SCHMELZ2325Collins only
SKYWALK2121All three
SIZABLY2122All three
SIXTHLY2019All three
SQUALLY1921All three
SQUATLY1920All three
SHEQELS1919Collins · NWL

Locking S into the opening tile and L into the sixth narrows a seven-letter rack to 293 tournament-dictionary entries. The endings are more varied than the fixed positions suggest: E, Y, and S lead, while only seven words finish with L. Familiar examples include SCHOOLS and SIGNALS, alongside adverbs such as SHORTLY and SWIFTLY; that mix makes the final tile a strong next clue, especially when your rack already contains one of those common endings.

At a glance: the pattern and its counts

  • 293 entries start with S and put L in position six.
  • Collins lists 281; NWL2023 lists 228; ENABLE lists 206.
  • Twenty-one matches fall in the common-word group.
  • Final E leads with 110 matches; Y has 89 and S has 58.
  • Only seven matches end in L, despite L already appearing in the sixth slot.
  • The average tile score across the matches is 12.

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

Exactly 293 seven-letter words have S in the first slot and L in the sixth. Their last letters cluster around E, Y, and S: 110 end in E, 89 in Y, and 58 in S. SHORTLY, SHARPLY, SWIFTLY, and SOLIDLY illustrate the Y ending; SCHOOLS, SIGNALS, and SYMBOLS show the S ending.

Because the fixed L sits one tile before the end, do not treat it as a required final letter: just seven matches end in L. Check the seventh position separately, especially when the rack gives you a strong ending clue. That distinction keeps a known letter in the right slot instead of turning it into a false ending.

How dictionary coverage affects these matches

Counts by dictionary are not separate piles: Collins has 281 matches, NWL2023 has 228, and ENABLE has 206, with shared words across lists. Adding those totals would overstate the 293 distinct matches. Definitions are recorded for 204 entries, while only 21 fall into the common-word group.

That spread matters during play: a pattern match can still be an unfamiliar tournament entry. For a legal move, check your game's word list once; the three dictionaries do not accept identical sets.

A quick filter for 7-letter words with S first and L sixth

Tip

Try final E, Y, or S before other endings: together they account for 257 matches. SHORTLY and SCHOOLS show two familiar shapes to test against your rack.

Questions people ask

How many of these words are considered common?
Twenty-one matches fall in the common-word group. The full set has 293 tournament-dictionary entries, so most matches are outside that frequency category. SCHOOLS, SIGNALS, and SHORTLY are recognizable examples, but frequency does not determine whether a word appears in every game dictionary.
Which final letters appear most often in this pattern?
E is the most frequent ending, with 110 matches; Y follows with 89, then S with 58. SHORTLY and SWIFTLY illustrate the Y group, while SCHOOLS and SYMBOLS end in S. Only seven matches end in L.
Does having L in the sixth position mean the word ends in L?
No. L is fixed one tile before the end, and only seven of the 293 matches finish with L. The more frequent endings are E, Y, and S, so check the final tile separately rather than assuming the sixth letter is also last.

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