10-letter words with M as the 2nd letter

10-letter words with M as the 2nd letter number 643, from familiar IMPOSSIBLE to rarer tournament entries.

643 wordsTop pick IMPOSSIBLEHighest score EMBEZZLING 33

33 of 643 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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E is the most common 2nd letter in 10-letter words (5,844 words); J is the rarest (8). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 33 · most-used first

IMPOSSIBLE₁₆
EMPLOYMENT₁₉
IMPORTANCE₁₆
IMPRESSIVE₁₇
IMMIGRANTS₁₅
AMBASSADOR₁₅
IMPRESSION₁₄
SMARTPHONE₁₇
AMMUNITION₁₄
AMENDMENTS₁₅
IMPRISONED₁₅
EMPHASIZED₂₇
IMPERATIVE₁₇
IMPAIRMENT₁₆
EMPHASIZES₂₆
EMPOWERING₁₈
IMPLICATED₁₇
IMMACULATE₁₆
IMPROVISED₁₈
IMPLEMENTS₁₆
IMPROPERLY₁₉
EMBODIMENT₁₇
IMPROBABLE₁₈
IMAGINABLE₁₅
EMIGRATION₁₃
IMPECCABLE₂₀
EMBROIDERY₁₈
IMPLICITLY₁₉
IMPOSITION₁₄
EMPHASISED₁₈
EMBANKMENT₂₀
AMPLIFIERS₁₇
IMMUNOLOGY₁₈

All valid words 643

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

AMALGAMATE₁₅
AMANTADINE₁₃
AMANUENSES₁₂
AMANUENSIS₁₂
AMARACUSES₁₄
AMARANTINE₁₂
AMARYLLIDS₁₆
AMASSMENTS₁₄
AMATEURISH₁₅
AMATEURISM₁₄
AMATORIOUS₁₂
AMAZEDNESS₂₂
AMAZEMENTS₂₃
AMAZONIANS₂₁
AMAZONITES₂₁
AMBAGITORY₁₈
AMBASSADOR₁₅
AMBASSAGES₁₅
AMBERJACKS₂₇
AMBIDEXTER₂₂
AMBIOPHONY₂₂
AMBISEXUAL₂₁
AMBISONICS₁₆
AMBITIONED₁₅
AMBIVALENT₁₇
AMBLYOPIAS₁₉
AMBOCEPTOR₁₈
AMBOSEXUAL₂₁
AMBROTYPES₁₉
AMBULACRAL₁₆
AMBULACRUM₁₈
AMBULANCES₁₆
AMBULATING₁₅
AMBULATION₁₄
AMBULATORS₁₄
AMBULATORY₁₇
AMBULETTES₁₄
AMBUSCADED₁₈
AMBUSCADER₁₇
AMBUSCADES₁₇
AMBUSCADOS₁₇
AMBUSHMENT₁₉
AMEBOCYTES₁₉
AMELIORANT₁₂
AMELIORATE₁₂
AMELOBLAST₁₄
AMENAUNCES₁₄
AMENDATORY₁₆
AMENDMENTS₁₅
AMENORRHEA₁₅
AMERCEABLE₁₆
AMERCEMENT₁₆
AMERCIABLE₁₆
AMERICIUMS₁₆
AMETABOLIC₁₆
AMETROPIAS₁₄
AMIABILITY₁₇
AMIANTHINE₁₅
AMIANTHOID₁₆
AMIANTUSES₁₂
AMMOCOETES₁₆
AMMONIACAL₁₆
AMMONIACUM₁₈
AMMONIATED₁₅
AMMONIATES₁₄
AMMONIFIED₁₈
AMMONIFIES₁₇
AMMUNITION₁₄
AMNESTYING₁₆
AMOEBIASES₁₄
AMOEBIASIS₁₄
AMOEBIFORM₁₉
AMOEBOCYTE₁₉
AMORALISMS₁₄
AMORALISTS₁₂
AMORPHISMS₁₉
AMORTISING₁₃
AMORTIZING₂₂
AMOURETTES₁₂
AMPACITIES₁₆
AMPELOPSES₁₆
AMPELOPSIS₁₆
AMPERSANDS₁₅
AMPERZANDS₂₄
AMPHIASTER₁₇
AMPHIBIANS₁₉
AMPHIBIOUS₁₉
AMPHIBOLES₁₉
AMPHIBOLIC₂₁
AMPHIBRACH₂₄
AMPHICTYON₂₂
AMPHIGORIC₂₀
AMPHIGOURI₁₈
AMPHIMACER₂₁
AMPHIMIXES₂₆
AMPHIMIXIS₂₆
AMPHIPHILE₂₂
AMPHIPLOID₂₀
AMPHISCIAN₁₉
AMPHOLYTES₂₀
AMPHOTERIC₁₉
AMPICILLIN₁₆
AMPLEXUSES₂₁
AMPLIATION₁₄
AMPLIATIVE₁₇
AMPLIDYNES₁₈
AMPLIFIERS₁₇
AMPLIFYING₂₁
AMPLITUDES₁₅
AMPLOSOMES₁₆
AMPUTATING₁₅
AMPUTATION₁₄
AMPUTATORS₁₄
AMRITATTVA₁₅
AMSINCKIAS₁₈
AMUSEMENTS₁₄
AMYGDALATE₁₇
AMYGDALINE₁₇
AMYGDALINS₁₇
AMYGDALOID₁₈
AMYLACEOUS₁₇
AMYLOLYSES₁₈
AMYLOLYSIS₁₈
AMYLOLYTIC₂₀
AMYLOPLAST₁₇
AMYLOPSINS₁₇
AMYOTONIAS₁₅
AMYOTROPHY₂₃
EMACIATING₁₅
EMACIATION₁₄
EMALANGENI₁₃
EMANATIONS₁₂
EMANATISTS₁₂
EMANCIPATE₁₆
EMANCIPIST₁₆
EMARGINATE₁₃
EMASCULATE₁₄
EMBALLINGS₁₅
EMBALMINGS₁₇
EMBALMMENT₁₈
EMBANKMENT₂₀
EMBARGOING₁₆
EMBARKMENT₂₀
EMBARRINGS₁₅
EMBASEMENT₁₆
EMBASSADES₁₅
EMBASSADOR₁₅
EMBASSAGES₁₅
EMBATTLING₁₅
EMBAYMENTS₁₉
EMBEDDINGS₁₇
EMBEDMENTS₁₇
EMBEZZLERS₃₂
EMBEZZLING₃₃
EMBIGGENED₁₇
EMBITTERED₁₅
EMBITTERER₁₄
EMBLAZONED₂₄
EMBLAZONER₂₃
EMBLAZONRY₂₆
EMBLEMATIC₁₈
EMBLEMENTS₁₆
EMBLEMISED₁₇
EMBLEMISES₁₆
EMBLEMIZED₂₆
EMBLEMIZES₂₅
EMBLOOMING₁₇
EMBLOSSOMS₁₆
EMBODIMENT₁₇
EMBOLDENED₁₆
EMBOLDENER₁₅
EMBOLISING₁₅
EMBOLISMAL₁₆
EMBOLISMIC₁₈
EMBOLIZING₂₄
EMBONPOINT₁₆
EMBORDERED₁₆
EMBOSCATAS₁₆
EMBOSOMING₁₇
EMBOSSABLE₁₆
EMBOSSINGS₁₅
EMBOSSMENT₁₆
EMBOTHRIUM₁₉
EMBOUCHURE₁₉
EMBOUNDING₁₆
EMBOWELING₁₈
EMBOWELLED₁₈
EMBOWERING₁₈
EMBOWMENTS₁₉
EMBRACEORS₁₆
EMBRAIDING₁₆
EMBRANGLED₁₆
EMBRANGLES₁₅
EMBRASURED₁₅
EMBRASURES₁₄
EMBRAZURES₂₃
EMBREADING₁₆
EMBREATHED₁₈
EMBREATHES₁₇
EMBRITTLED₁₅
EMBRITTLES₁₄
EMBROCATED₁₇
EMBROCATES₁₆
EMBROGLIOS₁₅
EMBROIDERS₁₅
EMBROIDERY₁₈
EMBROILERS₁₄
EMBROILING₁₅
EMBROWNING₁₈
EMBRUEMENT₁₆
EMBRYOGENY₂₁
EMBRYOLOGY₂₁
EMBRYONATE₁₇
EMBRYOTOMY₂₂
EMBRYULCIA₁₉
EMENDATING₁₄
EMENDATION₁₃
EMENDATORS₁₃
EMENDATORY₁₆
EMERGENCES₁₅
EMERGENTLY₁₆
EMETICALLY₁₇
EMICATIONS₁₄
EMIGRATING₁₄
EMIGRATION₁₃
EMIGRATORY₁₆
EMINENCIES₁₄
EMINENTIAL₁₂
EMISSARIES₁₂
EMISSIVITY₁₈
EMITTANCES₁₄
EMMARBLING₁₇
EMMENOLOGY₁₈
EMMETROPES₁₆
EMMETROPIA₁₆
EMMETROPIC₁₈
EMOLLIATED₁₃
EMOLLIATES₁₂
EMOLLIENCE₁₄
EMOLLIENTS₁₂
EMOLLITION₁₂
EMOLUMENTS₁₄
EMOTIVISMS₁₇
EMPACKETED₂₁
EMPALEMENT₁₆
EMPANELING₁₅
EMPANELLED₁₅
EMPARADISE₁₅
EMPATHETIC₁₉
EMPATHISED₁₈
EMPATHISES₁₇
EMPATHISTS₁₇
EMPATHIZED₂₇
EMPATHIZER₂₆
EMPATHIZES₂₆
EMPATRONED₁₅
EMPEACHING₂₀
EMPENNAGES₁₅
EMPEOPLING₁₇
EMPERISHED₁₈
EMPERISHES₁₇
EMPERISING₁₅
EMPERIZING₂₄
EMPHASISED₁₈
EMPHASISES₁₇
EMPHASIZED₂₇
EMPHASIZES₂₆
EMPHATICAL₁₉
EMPHRACTIC₂₁
EMPHYSEMAS₂₂
EMPHYSEMIC₂₄
EMPIERCING₁₇
EMPIRICISM₁₈
EMPIRICIST₁₆
EMPLASTERS₁₄
EMPLASTICS₁₆
EMPLASTRON₁₄
EMPLASTRUM₁₆
EMPLEACHED₂₀
EMPLEACHES₁₉
EMPLECTONS₁₆
EMPLECTUMS₁₈
EMPLONGING₁₆
EMPLOYABLE₁₉
EMPLOYMENT₁₉
EMPOISONED₁₅
EMPOLDERED₁₆
EMPOVERISH₂₀
EMPOWERING₁₈
EMPURPLING₁₇
EMULATIONS₁₂
EMULATRESS₁₂
EMULGENCES₁₅
EMULSIFIED₁₆
EMULSIFIER₁₅
EMULSIFIES₁₅
EMULSOIDAL₁₃
EMUNCTIONS₁₄
GMELINITES₁₃
IMAGINABLE₁₅
IMAGINABLY₁₈
IMAGINEERS₁₃
IMAGININGS₁₄
IMAGINISTS₁₃
IMBALANCED₁₇
IMBALANCES₁₆
IMBECILELY₁₉
IMBECILITY₁₉
IMBIBITION₁₆
IMBITTERED₁₅
IMBOLDENED₁₆
IMBORDERED₁₆
IMBOSOMING₁₇
IMBOWERING₁₈
IMBRANGLED₁₆
IMBRANGLES₁₅
IMBRICATED₁₇
IMBRICATES₁₆
IMBROCCATA₁₈
IMBROGLIOS₁₅
IMBROWNING₁₈
IMBRUEMENT₁₆
IMBUEMENTS₁₆
IMIDAZOLES₂₂
IMINAZOLES₂₁
IMINOUREAS₁₂
IMIPRAMINE₁₆
IMITANCIES₁₄
IMITATIONS₁₂
IMMACULACY₂₁
IMMACULATE₁₆
IMMANACLED₁₇
IMMANACLES₁₆
IMMANATION₁₄
IMMANENCES₁₆
IMMANENTAL₁₄
IMMANENTLY₁₇
IMMANITIES₁₄
IMMANTLING₁₅
IMMATERIAL₁₄
IMMATURELY₁₇
IMMATUREST₁₄
IMMATURITY₁₇
IMMEASURED₁₅
IMMEMORIAL₁₆
IMMERGENCE₁₇
IMMERITOUS₁₄
IMMERSIBLE₁₆
IMMERSIONS₁₄
IMMIGRANTS₁₅
IMMIGRATED₁₆
IMMIGRATES₁₅
IMMIGRATOR₁₅
IMMINENCES₁₆
IMMINENTLY₁₇
IMMINGLING₁₆
IMMINUTION₁₄
IMMISCIBLE₁₈
IMMISCIBLY₂₁
IMMISERATE₁₄
IMMISERISE₁₄
IMMISERIZE₂₃
IMMISSIONS₁₄
IMMITTANCE₁₆
IMMIXTURES₂₁
IMMOBILISE₁₆
IMMOBILISM₁₈
IMMOBILITY₁₉
IMMOBILIZE₂₅
IMMODERACY₂₀
IMMODERATE₁₅
IMMODESTER₁₅
IMMODESTLY₁₈
IMMOLATING₁₅
IMMOLATION₁₄
IMMOLATORS₁₄
IMMORALISM₁₆
IMMORALIST₁₄
IMMORALITY₁₇
IMMORTALLY₁₇
IMMORTELLE₁₄
IMMOTILITY₁₇
IMMOVABLES₁₉
IMMOVEABLE₁₉
IMMOVEABLY₂₂
IMMUNISERS₁₄
IMMUNISING₁₅
IMMUNITIES₁₄
IMMUNIZERS₂₃
IMMUNIZING₂₄
IMMUNOBLOT₁₆
IMMUNOGENS₁₅
IMMUNOLOGY₁₈
IMMUREMENT₁₆
IMPACTIONS₁₆
IMPACTITES₁₆
IMPAINTING₁₅
IMPAIRABLE₁₆
IMPAIRINGS₁₅
IMPAIRMENT₁₆
IMPALEMENT₁₆
IMPALPABLE₁₈
IMPALPABLY₂₁
IMPALUDISM₁₇
IMPANATION₁₄
IMPANELING₁₅
IMPANELLED₁₅
IMPARADISE₁₅
IMPARITIES₁₄
IMPARLANCE₁₆
IMPARTABLE₁₆
IMPARTIBLE₁₆
IMPARTIBLY₁₉
IMPARTMENT₁₆
IMPASSABLE₁₆
IMPASSABLY₁₉
IMPASSIBLE₁₆
IMPASSIBLY₁₉
IMPASSIONS₁₄
IMPATIENCE₁₆
IMPEACHERS₁₉
IMPEACHING₂₀
IMPEARLING₁₅
IMPECCABLE₂₀
IMPECCABLY₂₃
IMPECCANCY₂₃
IMPEDANCES₁₇
IMPEDIMENT₁₇
IMPEDINGLY₁₉
IMPEDITIVE₁₈
IMPELLENTS₁₄
IMPENDENCE₁₇
IMPENDENCY₂₀
IMPENITENT₁₄
IMPERATIVE₁₇
IMPERATORS₁₄
IMPERFECTS₁₉
IMPERIALLY₁₇
IMPERILING₁₅
IMPERILLED₁₅
IMPERSONAL₁₄
IMPERVIOUS₁₇
IMPETRATED₁₅
IMPETRATES₁₄
IMPETRATOR₁₄
IMPICTURED₁₇
IMPISHNESS₁₇
IMPLACABLE₁₈
IMPLACABLY₂₁
IMPLANTERS₁₄
IMPLANTING₁₅
IMPLEACHED₂₀
IMPLEACHES₁₉
IMPLEADERS₁₅
IMPLEADING₁₆
IMPLEDGING₁₇
IMPLEMENTS₁₆
IMPLETIONS₁₄
IMPLEXIONS₂₁
IMPLEXUOUS₂₁
IMPLICATED₁₇
IMPLICATES₁₆
IMPLICITLY₁₉
IMPLODENTS₁₅
IMPLORATOR₁₄
IMPLOSIONS₁₄
IMPLOSIVES₁₇
IMPLUNGING₁₆
IMPOCKETED₂₁
IMPOLDERED₁₆
IMPOLICIES₁₆
IMPOLITELY₁₇
IMPOLITEST₁₄
IMPORTABLE₁₆
IMPORTANCE₁₆
IMPORTANCY₁₉
IMPORTINGS₁₅
IMPORTUNED₁₅
IMPORTUNER₁₄
IMPORTUNES₁₄
IMPOSINGLY₁₈
IMPOSITION₁₄
IMPOSSIBLE₁₆
IMPOSSIBLY₁₉
IMPOSTHUME₁₉
IMPOSTROUS₁₄
IMPOSTUMED₁₇
IMPOSTUMES₁₆
IMPOSTURES₁₄
IMPOTENCES₁₆
IMPOTENTLY₁₇
IMPOUNDAGE₁₆
IMPOUNDERS₁₅
IMPOUNDING₁₆
IMPOVERISH₂₀
IMPOWERING₁₈
IMPRECATED₁₇
IMPRECATES₁₆
IMPREGNANT₁₅
IMPREGNATE₁₅
IMPREGNING₁₆
IMPRESARIO₁₄
IMPRESSERS₁₄
IMPRESSING₁₅
IMPRESSION₁₄
IMPRESSIVE₁₇
IMPRESSURE₁₄
IMPRIMATUR₁₆
IMPRINTERS₁₄
IMPRINTING₁₅
IMPRISONED₁₅
IMPRISONER₁₄
IMPROBABLE₁₈
IMPROBABLY₂₁
IMPROMPTUS₁₈
IMPROPERER₁₆
IMPROPERLY₁₉
IMPROVABLE₁₉
IMPROVABLY₂₂
IMPROVISED₁₈
IMPROVISER₁₇
IMPROVISES₁₇
IMPROVISOR₁₇
IMPRUDENCE₁₇
IMPSONITES₁₄
IMPUDENCES₁₇
IMPUDENTLY₁₈
IMPUDICITY₂₀
IMPUGNABLE₁₇
IMPUGNMENT₁₇
IMPUISSANT₁₄
IMPULSIONS₁₄
IMPUNDULUS₁₅
IMPUNITIES₁₄
IMPURENESS₁₄
IMPURITIES₁₄
IMPURPLING₁₇
IMPUTATION₁₄
IMPUTATIVE₁₇
OMBROMETER₁₆
OMBROPHILE₁₉
OMBROPHILS₁₉
OMBROPHOBE₂₁
OMEPRAZOLE₂₃
OMITTANCES₁₄
OMMATIDIAL₁₅
OMMATIDIUM₁₇
OMNIBUSSES₁₄
OMNIFEROUS₁₅
OMNIFICENT₁₇
OMNIGENOUS₁₃
OMNIPARITY₁₇
OMNIPAROUS₁₄
OMNIPOTENT₁₄
OMNIRANGES₁₃
OMNISCIENT₁₄
OMNISEXUAL₁₉
OMNIVORIES₁₅
OMNIVOROUS₁₅
OMOPHAGIAS₁₈
OMOPHAGIES₁₈
OMOPHAGOUS₁₈
OMOPHORION₁₇
OMPHACITES₁₉
OMPHALOSES₁₇
SMACKDOWNS₂₂
SMACKEROOS₁₈
SMACKHEADS₂₂
SMALLMOUTH₁₇
SMALLPOXES₂₁
SMALLSWORD₁₆
SMALMINESS₁₄
SMARAGDINE₁₄
SMARAGDITE₁₄
SMARMINESS₁₄
SMARTARSED₁₃
SMARTARSES₁₂
SMARTASSED₁₃
SMARTASSES₁₂
SMARTENING₁₃
SMARTINGLY₁₆
SMARTMOUTH₁₇
SMARTPHONE₁₇
SMARTWATCH₂₀
SMARTWEEDS₁₆
SMASHEROOS₁₅
SMASHINGLY₁₉
SMASHMOUTH₂₀
SMATTERERS₁₂
SMATTERING₁₃
SMEARCASES₁₄
SMEARINESS₁₂
SMELLINESS₁₂
SMELTERIES₁₂
SMICKERING₁₉
SMIERCASES₁₄
SMIFLIGATE₁₆
SMIRKINGLY₂₀
SMITHCRAFT₂₀
SMITHEREEN₁₅
SMITHERIES₁₅
SMOKEBOARD₁₉
SMOKEBOXES₂₅
SMOKEHOODS₂₀
SMOKEHOUSE₁₉
SMOKEJACKS₂₉
SMOKEPROOF₂₁
SMOKESTACK₂₂
SMOKETIGHT₂₀
SMOKETREES₁₆
SMOLDERING₁₄
SMOOCHIEST₁₇
SMOOTHABLE₁₇
SMOOTHBORE₁₇
SMOOTHENED₁₆
SMOOTHINGS₁₆
SMOOTHNESS₁₅
SMOOTHPATE₁₇
SMORREBROD₁₅
SMOTHERERS₁₅
SMOTHERING₁₆
SMOULDERED₁₄
SMUDGELESS₁₄
SMUDGINESS₁₄
SMUGGERIES₁₄
SMUGGLINGS₁₅
SMUGNESSES₁₃
SMUTCHIEST₁₇
SMUTTINESS₁₂
UMBELLATED₁₅
UMBELLIFER₁₇
UMBELLULES₁₄
UMBILICALS₁₆
UMBILICATE₁₆
UMBILIFORM₁₉
UMBONATION₁₄
UMBRACULUM₁₈
UMBRAGEOUS₁₅
UMBRATICAL₁₆
UMBRELLAED₁₅
UMBRELLOES₁₄
UMPIRESHIP₁₉
UMPTEENTHS₁₇

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 1st letter is I.

1st letter

I37%
E26%
A20%

3rd letter

P36%
B22%
M12%

4th letter

R16%
O15%
L13%

8th letter

I25%
E10%
O9%

9th letter

E28%
N18%
L9%

10th letter

S37%
E12%
D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; EMBEZZLING tops the list with 33. Scores before board bonuses.

1212 points: 27 words
13 points: 19 words
1414 points: 104 words
15 points: 92 words
1616 points: 116 words
17 points: 90 words
1818 points: 52 words
19 points: 50 words
2020 points: 22 words
21 points: 25 words
2222 points: 14 words
23 points: 9 words
2424 points: 7 words
25 points: 3 words
2626 points: 7 words
27 points: 3 words
2828 points: 0 words
29 points: 1 words
3030 points: 0 words
31 points: 0 words
3232 points: 1 words
33 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
EMBEZZLING	33	38	All three
EMBEZZLERS	32	35	All three
SMOKEJACKS	29	33	All three
EMPHASIZED	27	28	All three
EMPATHIZED	27	28	All three
AMBERJACKS	27	32	All three
EMPHASIZES	26	27	All three
EMPATHIZES	26	27	All three
EMPATHIZER	26	27	NWL only
EMBLAZONRY	26	29	All three
EMBLEMIZED	26	30	Collins · NWL
AMPHIMIXES	26	28	All three

M holds the second position in words as different as IMPOSSIBLE, EMPLOYMENT, and AMMUNITION. The biggest groups begin with I, E, and A: 240 start with I, 170 with E, and 128 with A. That makes this pattern more varied than a single prefix clue, while still giving you strong starting-letter landmarks when you scan the results.

What stands out in this M-second list?

The full pattern contains 643 tournament-dictionary words.
Initial I leads with 240 entries, ahead of E with 170.
Only 33 entries fall within the common-word group.
The average tile score is 16.7 points.

Which 10-letter words with M as the 2nd letter are familiar?

IMPOSSIBLE, EMPLOYMENT, IMPORTANCE, and IMPRESSIVE are recognizable examples that fit the pattern exactly. Each has M in position two and ten letters overall, so these are good checks when a puzzle gives you both the length and the fixed letter.

The common-word group has 33 entries, while 524 entries have a definition. Those figures are not interchangeable: a word can have a dictionary definition without being common in everyday English. IMMIGRANTS, SMARTPHONE, and AMENDMENTS add more recognizable possibilities.

Initial letters narrow the scan quickly. I accounts for 240 matches and E for 170, while A contributes 128. If your other crossing letters rule out those openings, the smaller starting groups become more worth checking.

How do 10-letter words with M as the 2nd letter score?

EMBEZZLING tops the score list at 33 points, with EMBEZZLERS next at 32. The shared Z and double letters explain why these obscure forms outrank familiar entries such as IMPOSSIBLE; a long word is not automatically a high scorer.

Dictionary coverage varies: the pattern has 367 ENABLE entries, 623 Collins entries, and 426 NWL2023 entries. The overall 643 count combines tournament-list entries rather than promising that every word appears in every game. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar form.

A practical clue-solving move is to lock in the second letter first, then test likely openings such as I, E, and A against your crosses. The nine-letter M-second set has 689 entries, compared with 643 at ten letters and 534 at eleven, so word count does not rise steadily with length.

Questions people ask

How many 10-letter words have M in the second position?

There are 643 tournament-dictionary words with M in position two and ten letters total. Familiar examples include IMPOSSIBLE, EMPLOYMENT, and IMPORTANCE. The count combines entries appearing in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, rather than requiring a word to appear in all three.

What is the highest-scoring 10-letter word with M second?

EMBEZZLING is the highest scorer in this group at 33 points. EMBEZZLERS follows at 32. Both rely on the valuable Z tile, so they outscore familiar M-second words such as IMPOSSIBLE under the listed tile-score values.

Are all M-second 10-letter words common?

No. The common-word group contains 33 of the 643 entries, so most are less familiar. IMPOSSIBLE and EMPLOYMENT are recognizable examples, while high scorers such as EMBEZZLING are less likely to come to mind during an ordinary word search.

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