7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _T_L___: T sits in the second spot, and L sits in the fourth. Common examples include utility and athlete; otolith and stylops are less familiar fits. Collins accepts all 46 matches, while ENABLE accepts 37 and NWL2023 accepts 38, so dictionary coverage depends on your game.

Pattern facts at a glance

• The pattern has 46 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• S begins 31 matches; the others start with A, O, E, U, or I.
• Only 11 matches count as common by wordfreq frequency.
• STYLIZE scores 19 points, ahead of UTILIZE at 16.
• The average score across the matches is 9.3 points.

Why do so many matches begin with S?

S supplies 31 of the 46 matches, so the pattern is strongly clustered rather than evenly spread. Familiar examples include stellar, stylish, styling, stalker, and stalled. The remaining matches begin with A, O, E, U, or I.

Several S words share the STYL- opening: stylize, stylish, styling, stylist, styloid, and stylers. That shared stem is a useful clue when crossing letters point toward it, but not every match belongs to that family. Utility, athlete, and atelier fit the same fixed positions too.

7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

For scoring, STYLIZE leads at 19 points, UTILIZE earns 16, and STYLISH scores 13. The more ordinary-looking UTILITY scores 10, so the high scorer stands out because of its unusual letter mix. When board placement permits, keep STYLIZE in mind for a premium square.

Endings offer another way to narrow a clue: nine matches finish with E and nine with S, while six each end in D or R. Of the matches, 36 have definitions, but only 11 are common. That makes this a mixed list, not a set of dependable everyday guesses.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has all 46 matches, against 37 in ENABLE and 38 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry; the counts are not identical across the three dictionaries.