What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word ending with L?

JEZEBEL scores 25 points, the highest of the 971 valid 7-letter words ending with L in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 7-letter words ending with L are there in Scrabble?

There are 971 valid 7-letter words ending with L in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter L worth in Scrabble?

L is worth 1 point on a standard Scrabble tile.

7 Letter Words Ending with L

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 971 valid 7-letter words ending with L in the SOWPODS dictionary. L is one of the common 1-point tiles, and the highest-scoring option here is JEZEBEL at 25 points. That's below average for 7-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 1398.

Why L at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

L won't win you points on its own, but a 7-letter word is a full rack commitment either way — the win here is having 971 options ready rather than hunting mid-game.

Because L lands last, 7-letter words ending with L are naturally suited to hooking: adding L onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: JEZEBEL is worth 25 points — L's 1 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: WAXBILL (19 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 971 valid 7-letter words ending with L exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~1398 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

JEZEBEL works as a hook too: if JEZEBE is already on the board, adding the final L to reach JEZEBEL lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.