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

18 7-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter match this pattern, from familiar “yelling” to rarer finds.

18 wordsTop pick YELLINGHighest score YELLOWY 16

2 of 18 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With Y in 1st place, K is the most common 4th letter (27 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 18 · most-used first

  • YELLING11
  • YIELDED12
  • YELLOWS13
  • YOWLING14
  • YELLOWY16
  • YELLERS10
  • YODLERS11
  • YAWLING14
  • YIELDER11
  • YODLING12
  • YEALDON11
  • YEALING11
  • YEALMED13
  • YEELINS10
  • YELLOCH15
  • YMOLTEN12
  • YOWLERS13
  • YOWLEYS16
All valid words 18

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

  • YAWLING14
  • YEALDON11
  • YEALING11
  • YEALMED13
  • YEELINS10
  • YELLERS10
  • YELLING11
  • YELLOCH15
  • YELLOWS13
  • YELLOWY16
  • YIELDED12
  • YIELDER11
  • YMOLTEN12
  • YODLERS11
  • YODLING12
  • YOWLERS13
  • YOWLEYS16
  • YOWLING14
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E50%
  2. O28%
  3. I11%
3rd letter
  1. L28%
  2. W22%
  3. A17%
5th letter
  1. I33%
  2. E22%
  3. O17%
6th letter
  1. N33%
  2. E22%
  3. R17%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. G28%
  3. D11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YELLOWY1616All three
YOWLEYS1615Collins only
YELLOCH1516Collins only
YOWLING1416All three
YAWLING1416All three
YELLOWS1314All three
YOWLERS1313All three
YEALMED1314Collins only
YIELDED1212All three
YODLING1214All three
YMOLTEN1214Collins only
YELLING1114All three

The fixed pattern is Y _ _ L _ _ _. Only two entries count as common by word-frequency ranking; “Yelling,” “yielded,” and “yellows” are among the easiest to recognize. The full set of 18 averages 12.5 points, with two words reaching the top score.

At a glance: a small, varied set

  • There are 18 matches for the Y _ _ L _ _ _ pattern.
  • Only 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff.
  • “Yelling,” “yielded,” and “yellows” are recognizable examples.
  • The set averages 12.5 points; “yellowy” and “yowleys” lead at 16.

Which words fit the Y _ _ L _ _ _ pattern?

“Yelling” and “yellows” share the YELL opening, while “yielded” gives the pattern a less repetitive look. “Yowling” and “yowlers” offer another recognizable pair, both built around YOWL.

The final letter varies, but S and G dominate: 6 matches end in S and 5 end in G. “Yellows” and “yowling” show those two common endings. The remaining words end in D, N, H, R, or Y.

  • “Yelling” and “yellows” share YELL; “yielded” places E-I-E after the opening Y.
  • “Yowling” and “yowlers” both begin YOWL and differ at the ending.
  • Six end in S and five in G; “yellows” and “yowling” illustrate those leading endings.
  • Final letters D and N occur twice each; H, R, and Y occur once each.

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

“Yellowy” and “yowleys” tie at 16 points, followed by “yelloch” at 15. “Yowling” and “yawling” each score 14. The two leaders are less familiar than “yelling,” so a high tile total does not make a word easy to recall.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins contains all 18 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 13. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; 14 of the words have definitions. For a nearby contrast, the Y-first, K-fourth pattern has 27 matches.

  • “Yellowy” and “yowleys” score 16 apiece, the highest total in this set.
  • “Yelloch” scores 15; “yowling” and “yawling” score 14 each.
  • Collins lists 18 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 13 each.

Questions people ask

What are some common 7-letter words with Y first and L fourth?
“Yelling,” “yielded,” and “yellows” are recognizable examples in this pattern. Only 2 of the 18 matches meet the common-word cutoff, so many entries are less familiar. “Yowling” is another clear example, ending in G, one of the set’s most frequent final letters.
Which matching word has the highest tile score?
“Yellowy” and “yowleys” tie for the highest score at 16 points. “Yelloch” follows at 15, while “yowling” and “yawling” each score 14. The top-scoring choices are not necessarily the easiest to remember, so check the spelling before using one.
Are all 18 words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage varies across the 18 matches. Collins includes all of them, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 13. That difference matters when you play an unfamiliar word: confirm it against the word list used by your game.

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