10-letter words with P as the 2nd letter
10-letter words with P as the 2nd letter number 834, including OPERATIONS, APPARENTLY, and APPRECIATE.
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834 wordsTop pick OPERATIONSHighest score SPETZNAZES 30
31 of 834 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
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.
Common words
- OPERATIONS12
- APPARENTLY17
- APPRECIATE16
- APPEARANCE16
- OPPOSITION14
- SPECIALIST14
- APPROACHES19
- APPROACHED20
- APPLICABLE18
- APARTMENTS14
- APPLICANTS16
- OPTIMISTIC16
- OPPRESSION14
- SPACECRAFT19
- APOCALYPSE19
- APPLIANCES16
- APPRENTICE16
- SPECTATORS14
- APOLOGIZED23
- OPERATIVES15
- OPPRESSIVE17
- UPBRINGING16
- SPONSORING13
- SPECULATED15
- APPOINTING15
- SPECIALIZE23
- SPEECHLESS17
- SPECIFYING21
- APOLOGIZES22
- SPECIALITY17
- SPECTACLES16
All valid words 834
- APAGOGICAL16
- APARTHEIDS16
- APARTHOTEL15
- APARTMENTS14
- APATHATONS15
- APATOSAURS12
- APERITIVES15
- APHAERESES15
- APHAERESIS15
- APHAERETIC17
- APHANTASIA15
- APHANTASIC17
- APHELANDRA16
- APHETISING16
- APHETIZING25
- APHIDICIDE19
- APHORISERS15
- APHORISING16
- APHORISTIC17
- APHORIZERS24
- APHORIZING25
- APHRODISIA16
- APHRODITES16
- APICULTURE14
- APIOLOGIES13
- APIPHOBIAS19
- APIPHOBICS21
- APITHERAPY20
- APLACENTAL14
- APLANATISM14
- APOAPSIDES15
- APOCALYPSE19
- APOCARPIES16
- APOCARPOUS16
- APOCHROMAT19
- APOCOPATED17
- APOCOPATES16
- APOCRYPHAL22
- APOCRYPHON22
- APODEICTIC17
- APOENZYMES26
- APOLAUSTIC14
- APOLITICAL14
- APOLLONIAN12
- APOLOGETIC15
- APOLOGISED14
- APOLOGISER13
- APOLOGISES13
- APOLOGISTS13
- APOLOGIZED23
- APOLOGIZER22
- APOLOGIZES22
- APOMORPHIA19
- APOPEMPTIC20
- APOPHENIAS17
- APOPHONIES17
- APOPHTHEGM23
- APOPHYSATE20
- APOPHYSEAL20
- APOPHYSIAL20
- APOPLECTIC18
- APOPLEXIES21
- APOPLEXING22
- APOPROTEIN14
- APOSEMATIC16
- APOSPORIES14
- APOSPOROUS14
- APOSTACIES14
- APOSTASIES12
- APOSTATISE12
- APOSTATIZE21
- APOSTILLES12
- APOSTOLATE12
- APOSTOLISE12
- APOSTOLIZE21
- APOSTROPHE17
- APOTHECARY20
- APOTHECIAL17
- APOTHECIUM19
- APOTHEOSES15
- APOTHEOSIS15
- APOTROPAIC16
- APOTROPOUS14
- APPALOOSAS14
- APPARELING15
- APPARELLED15
- APPARENTLY17
- APPARITION14
- APPARITORS14
- APPEACHING20
- APPEALABLE16
- APPEARANCE16
- APPEASABLE16
- APPELLANTS14
- APPENDAGES16
- APPENDANTS15
- APPENDENTS15
- APPENDICES17
- APPENDICLE17
- APPENDIXES22
- APPERCEIVE19
- APPERTAINS14
- APPETENCES16
- APPETISERS14
- APPETISING15
- APPETITION14
- APPETITIVE17
- APPETIZERS23
- APPETIZING24
- APPLAUDERS15
- APPLAUDING16
- APPLAUSIVE17
- APPLECARTS16
- APPLEDRAIN15
- APPLEJACKS27
- APPLESAUCE16
- APPLIANCES16
- APPLICABLE18
- APPLICABLY21
- APPLICANTS16
- APPLICATOR16
- APPOINTEES14
- APPOINTERS14
- APPOINTING15
- APPOINTIVE17
- APPOINTORS14
- APPORTIONS14
- APPOSITELY17
- APPOSITION14
- APPOSITIVE17
- APPRAISALS14
- APPRAISEES14
- APPRAISERS14
- APPRAISING15
- APPRAISIVE17
- APPRECIATE16
- APPREHENDS18
- APPRENTICE16
- APPRESSING15
- APPRISINGS15
- APPRIZINGS24
- APPROACHED20
- APPROACHES19
- APPROBATED17
- APPROBATES16
- APPROVABLE19
- APPROVABLY22
- APPROVANCE19
- APPROXIMAL23
- APRICATING15
- APRICATION14
- APRIORISMS14
- APRIORISTS12
- APSIDIOLES13
- APTERYGIAL16
- EPAGOMENAL15
- EPANAPHORA17
- EPANODOSES13
- EPARCHATES17
- EPAULEMENT14
- EPAULETTED13
- EPAULETTES12
- EPEIROGENY16
- EPENTHESES15
- EPENTHESIS15
- EPENTHETIC17
- EPEXEGESES20
- EPEXEGESIS20
- EPEXEGETIC22
- EPHEDRINES16
- EPHEMERALS17
- EPHEMERIDS18
- EPHEMERIST17
- EPHEMERONS17
- EPHEMEROUS17
- EPIBLASTIC16
- EPICALYCES19
- EPICALYXES24
- EPICANTHIC19
- EPICANTHUS17
- EPICARDIAC17
- EPICARDIAL15
- EPICARDIUM17
- EPICENISMS16
- EPICENTERS14
- EPICENTRAL14
- EPICENTRES14
- EPICENTRUM16
- EPICONDYLE18
- EPICRANIUM16
- EPICUREANS14
- EPICURISED15
- EPICURISES14
- EPICURISMS16
- EPICURIZED24
- EPICURIZES23
- EPICUTICLE16
- EPICYCLOID20
- EPIDEICTIC17
- EPIDEMICAL17
- EPIDENDRUM16
- EPIDERMOID16
- EPIDIDYMAL19
- EPIDIDYMIS19
- EPIDIORITE13
- EPIDOSITES13
- EPIDOTISED14
- EPIDOTIZED23
- EPIGASTRIA13
- EPIGASTRIC15
- EPIGENESES13
- EPIGENESIS13
- EPIGENETIC15
- EPIGENISTS13
- EPIGENOMES15
- EPIGENOMIC17
- EPIGLOTTAL13
- EPIGLOTTIC15
- EPIGLOTTIS13
- EPIGONISMS15
- EPIGRAPHED19
- EPIGRAPHER18
- EPIGRAPHIC20
- EPILATIONS12
- EPILEPSIES14
- EPILEPTICS16
- EPILEPTOID15
- EPILIMNION14
- EPILOBIUMS16
- EPILOGISED14
- EPILOGISES13
- EPILOGISTS13
- EPILOGIZED23
- EPILOGIZES22
- EPILOGUING14
- EPILOGUISE13
- EPILOGUIZE22
- EPIMELETIC16
- EPIMERASES14
- EPIMERISED15
- EPIMERISES14
- EPIMERISMS16
- EPIMERIZED24
- EPIMERIZES23
- EPIMORPHIC21
- EPINASTIES12
- EPINEPHRIN17
- EPINEURIAL12
- EPINEURIUM14
- EPINICIONS14
- EPINIKIONS16
- EPIPELAGIC17
- EPIPHANIES17
- EPIPHANOUS17
- EPIPHONEMA19
- EPIPHRAGMS20
- EPIPHYSEAL20
- EPIPHYSIAL20
- EPIPHYTISM22
- EPIPLASTRA14
- EPIPOLISMS16
- EPIROGENIC15
- EPIRRHEMAS17
- EPISCOPACY21
- EPISCOPANT16
- EPISCOPATE16
- EPISCOPIES16
- EPISCOPISE16
- EPISCOPIZE25
- EPISEMATIC16
- EPISIOTOMY17
- EPISODICAL15
- EPISOMALLY17
- EPISPASTIC16
- EPISTASIES12
- EPISTEMICS16
- EPISTERNAL12
- EPISTERNUM14
- EPISTOLARY15
- EPISTOLERS12
- EPISTOLETS12
- EPISTOLISE12
- EPISTOLIST12
- EPISTOLIZE21
- EPISTROPHE17
- EPITAPHERS17
- EPITAPHIAL17
- EPITAPHIAN17
- EPITAPHING18
- EPITAPHIST17
- EPITHELIAL15
- EPITHELISE15
- EPITHELIUM17
- EPITHELIZE24
- EPITHEMATA17
- EPITHERMAL17
- EPITHETING16
- EPITHETONS15
- EPITOMICAL16
- EPITOMISED15
- EPITOMISER14
- EPITOMISES14
- EPITOMISTS14
- EPITOMIZED24
- EPITOMIZER23
- EPITOMIZES23
- EPIZOOTICS23
- EPIZOOTIES21
- EPONYCHIUM22
- EPOXIDISED21
- EPOXIDISES20
- EPOXIDIZED30
- EPOXIDIZES29
- EPROUVETTE15
- EPULATIONS12
- EPURATIONS12
- IPRINDOLES13
- IPRONIAZID22
- OPACIFIERS17
- OPACIFYING21
- OPALESCENT14
- OPALESCING15
- OPAQUENESS21
- OPENHANDED17
- OPENNESSES12
- OPERAGOERS13
- OPERAGOING14
- OPERATIONS12
- OPERATISED13
- OPERATISES12
- OPERATIVES15
- OPERATIZED22
- OPERATIZES21
- OPERCULARS14
- OPERCULATE14
- OPERCULUMS16
- OPERETTIST12
- OPHICLEIDE18
- OPHIDIARIA16
- OPHIOLATER15
- OPHIOLATRY18
- OPHIOLITES15
- OPHIOLITIC17
- OPHIOLOGIC18
- OPHIOMORPH22
- OPHIUROIDS16
- OPHTHALMIA20
- OPHTHALMIC22
- OPINICUSES14
- OPINIONIST12
- OPISOMETER14
- OPOBALSAMS16
- OPODELDOCS16
- OPOPANAXES21
- OPOTHERAPY20
- OPPILATING15
- OPPILATION14
- OPPILATIVE17
- OPPONENSES14
- OPPONENTES14
- OPPOSELESS14
- OPPOSINGLY18
- OPPOSITELY17
- OPPOSITION14
- OPPOSITIVE17
- OPPRESSING15
- OPPRESSION14
- OPPRESSIVE17
- OPPRESSORS14
- OPPROBRIUM18
- OPPUGNANCY20
- OPPUGNANTS15
- OPSIOMETER14
- OPSOMANIAC16
- OPSOMANIAS14
- OPSONIFIED16
- OPSONIFIES15
- OPSONISING13
- OPSONIZING22
- OPTATIVELY18
- OPTIMALISE14
- OPTIMALITY17
- OPTIMALIZE23
- OPTIMISERS14
- OPTIMISING15
- OPTIMISTIC16
- OPTIMIZERS23
- OPTIMIZING24
- OPTIONALLY15
- OPTOLOGIES13
- OPTOLOGIST13
- OPTOMETERS14
- OPTOMETRIC16
- OPTOPHONES17
- OPULENCIES14
- SPACEBANDS17
- SPACEBORNE16
- SPACECRAFT19
- SPACEFARER17
- SPACEFRAME19
- SPACEPLANE16
- SPACEPORTS16
- SPACESHIPS19
- SPACESUITS14
- SPACEWALKS21
- SPACEWOMAN19
- SPACEWOMEN19
- SPACIALITY17
- SPACIOUSLY17
- SPADASSINS13
- SPADEFOOTS16
- SPADEWORKS20
- SPADICEOUS15
- SPADILLIOS13
- SPAGERISTS13
- SPAGHETTIS16
- SPAGIRISTS13
- SPAGYRICAL18
- SPAGYRISTS16
- SPALLATION12
- SPANAEMIAS14
- SPANCELING15
- SPANCELLED15
- SPANGHEWED20
- SPANGLIEST13
- SPANGLINGS14
- SPANIELLED13
- SPANIOLATE12
- SPANIOLISE12
- SPANIOLIZE21
- SPANKINGLY20
- SPARAGRASS13
- SPARAXISES19
- SPARGANIUM15
- SPARKISHLY22
- SPARKLIEST16
- SPARKLINGS17
- SPARKPLUGS19
- SPARSENESS12
- SPARSITIES12
- SPARTEINES12
- SPARTERIES12
- SPASMODIST15
- SPASTICITY17
- SPATANGOID14
- SPATCHCOCK25
- SPATHULATE15
- SPATIALISE12
- SPATIALITY15
- SPATIALIZE21
- SPATTERING13
- SPEAKERINE16
- SPEAKINGLY20
- SPEARHEADS16
- SPEARMINTS14
- SPEARWORTS15
- SPECIALEST14
- SPECIALISE14
- SPECIALISM16
- SPECIALIST14
- SPECIALITY17
- SPECIALIZE23
- SPECIALLED15
- SPECIATING15
- SPECIATION14
- SPECIESISM16
- SPECIESIST14
- SPECIFICAL19
- SPECIFIERS17
- SPECIFYING21
- SPECIOCIDE17
- SPECIOSITY17
- SPECIOUSLY17
- SPECTACLED17
- SPECTACLES16
- SPECTATING15
- SPECTATORS14
- SPECTATRIX21
- SPECTRALLY17
- SPECULARLY17
- SPECULATED15
- SPECULATES14
- SPECULATOR14
- SPEECHLESS17
- SPEEDBALLS15
- SPEEDBOATS15
- SPEEDFREAK20
- SPEEDFULLY19
- SPEEDINESS13
- SPEEDREADS14
- SPEEDSTERS13
- SPEEDWELLS16
- SPELDERING14
- SPELDRINGS14
- SPELEOLOGY16
- SPELEOTHEM17
- SPELLBINDS15
- SPELLBOUND15
- SPELLCHECK23
- SPELLDOWNS16
- SPELLICANS14
- SPELLINGLY16
- SPELLSTOPT14
- SPELUNKERS16
- SPELUNKING17
- SPERMACETI16
- SPERMADUCT17
- SPERMARIES14
- SPERMARIUM16
- SPERMATIAL14
- SPERMATICS16
- SPERMATIDS15
- SPERMATIUM16
- SPERMICIDE17
- SPERMIDUCT17
- SPERMOGONE15
- SPERRYLITE15
- SPETSNAZES21
- SPETZNAZES30
- SPHACELATE17
- SPHAERIDIA16
- SPHAERITES15
- SPHALERITE15
- SPHENDONES16
- SPHENODONS16
- SPHENODONT16
- SPHENOGRAM18
- SPHENOIDAL16
- SPHENOPSID18
- SPHERELESS15
- SPHERELIKE19
- SPHERICITY20
- SPHEROCYTE20
- SPHEROIDAL16
- SPHERULITE15
- SPHINCTERS17
- SPHINXLIKE26
- SPHYGMUSES21
- SPICEBERRY19
- SPICILEGES15
- SPIDERIEST13
- SPIDERLIKE17
- SPIDERWEBS18
- SPIDERWOOD17
- SPIDERWORK20
- SPIDERWORT16
- SPIFFINESS18
- SPIFLICATE17
- SPIKENARDS17
- SPILLIKINS16
- SPILLOVERS15
- SPILOSITES12
- SPINACENES14
- SPINACEOUS14
- SPINACHIER17
- SPINARAMAS14
- SPINCASTER14
- SPINDLIEST13
- SPINDLINGS14
- SPINDRIFTS16
- SPINESCENT14
- SPINIFEXES22
- SPINIGRADE14
- SPINMASTER14
- SPINNAKERS16
- SPINNERETS12
- SPINNERIES12
- SPINNERULE12
- SPINSTERLY15
- SPINSTRESS12
- SPIRACULAR14
- SPIRACULUM16
- SPIRALISMS14
- SPIRALISTS12
- SPIRALLING13
- SPIRASTERS12
- SPIRATIONS12
- SPIRITEDLY16
- SPIRITINGS13
- SPIRITISMS14
- SPIRITISTS12
- SPIRITLESS12
- SPIRITUALS12
- SPIRITUOUS12
- SPIRITUSES12
- SPIROCHETE17
- SPIROGRAMS15
- SPIROGRAPH18
- SPIROGYRAS16
- SPIROMETER14
- SPIROMETRY17
- SPIROPHORE17
- SPIRULINAS12
- SPISSITUDE13
- SPITBALLED15
- SPITBALLER14
- SPITCHCOCK25
- SPITEFULLY18
- SPITTLEBUG15
- SPIVVERIES18
- SPLANCHNIC19
- SPLASHBACK23
- SPLASHDOWN19
- SPLASHIEST15
- SPLASHINGS16
- SPLATCHING18
- SPLATTERED13
- SPLATTINGS13
- SPLEENIEST12
- SPLEENLESS12
- SPLEENWORT15
- SPLENATIVE15
- SPLENDIDER14
- SPLENDIDLY17
- SPLENDOURS13
- SPLENDROUS13
- SPLENETICS14
- SPLENIUSES12
- SPLEUCHANS17
- SPLINTERED13
- SPLINTLIKE16
- SPLINTWOOD16
- SPLODGIEST14
- SPLOOSHING16
- SPLOTCHIER17
- SPLOTCHILY20
- SPLOTCHING18
- SPLURGIEST13
- SPLUTTERED13
- SPLUTTERER12
- SPODOGRAMS16
- SPODOMANCY20
- SPODUMENES15
- SPOILFIVES18
- SPOILSPORT14
- SPOKESHAVE22
- SPOLIATING13
- SPOLIATION12
- SPOLIATIVE15
- SPOLIATORS12
- SPOLIATORY15
- SPONDAICAL15
- SPONDYLOUS16
- SPONGEABLE15
- SPONGEBAGS16
- SPONGELIKE17
- SPONGEWARE16
- SPONGEWOOD17
- SPONGIFORM18
- SPONGINESS13
- SPONGOLOGY17
- SPONSIONAL12
- SPONSORIAL12
- SPONSORING13
- SPOOFERIES15
- SPOOKERIES16
- SPOOKINESS16
- SPOONBAITS14
- SPOONBILLS14
- SPOONDRIFT16
- SPOONERISM14
- SPORADICAL15
- SPORANGIAL13
- SPORANGIUM15
- SPORICIDAL15
- SPORICIDES15
- SPORIDESMS15
- SPOROCARPS16
- SPOROCYSTS17
- SPOROCYTES17
- SPOROGENIC15
- SPOROGONIA13
- SPOROGONIC15
- SPOROPHORE17
- SPOROPHYLL20
- SPOROPHYLS20
- SPOROPHYTE20
- SPOROZOANS21
- SPOROZOITE21
- SPORTANCES14
- SPORTBIKES18
- SPORTCOATS14
- SPORTFULLY18
- SPORTINESS12
- SPORTINGLY16
- SPORTIVELY18
- SPORTSCAST14
- SPORTSPLEX21
- SPORTSWEAR15
- SPORULATED13
- SPORULATES12
- SPOTLESSLY15
- SPOTLIGHTS16
- SPOTTINESS12
- SPOUSELESS12
- SPOYLEFULL18
- SPRACKLING19
- SPRADDLING15
- SPRANGLING14
- SPRATTLING13
- SPRAUCHLED18
- SPRAUCHLES17
- SPRAUNCIER14
- SPRAWLIEST15
- SPREADABLE15
- SPREADINGS14
- SPREAGHERY19
- SPREATHING16
- SPREETHING16
- SPREKELIAS16
- SPRIGGIEST14
- SPRIGHTFUL19
- SPRIGHTING17
- SPRIGTAILS13
- SPRINGALDS14
- SPRINGBOKS19
- SPRINGBUCK21
- SPRINGEING14
- SPRINGFORM18
- SPRINGHAAS16
- SPRINGHALT16
- SPRINGHASE16
- SPRINGHEAD17
- SPRINGIEST13
- SPRINGINGS14
- SPRINGLESS13
- SPRINGLETS13
- SPRINGLIKE17
- SPRINGTAIL13
- SPRINGTIDE14
- SPRINGTIME15
- SPRINGWOOD17
- SPRINGWORT16
- SPRINKLERS16
- SPRINKLING17
- SPRINTINGS13
- SPRITELIER12
- SPRITSAILS12
- SPRITZIEST21
- SPROUTINGS13
- SPRUCENESS14
- SPRYNESSES15
- SPULEBLADE15
- SPULYIEING16
- SPULZIEING22
- SPUMESCENT16
- SPUNBONDED16
- SPUNKINESS16
- SPURGALLED14
- SPURIOSITY15
- SPURIOUSLY15
- SPUTTERERS12
- SPUTTERING13
- SPYGLASSES16
- SPYMASTERS17
- UPBRAIDERS15
- UPBRAIDING16
- UPBREAKING19
- UPBRINGING16
- UPBUILDERS15
- UPBUILDING16
- UPBUOYANCE19
- UPBURSTING15
- UPCATCHING20
- UPCHEERING18
- UPCHUCKING24
- UPCLIMBING19
- UPCYCLINGS20
- UPDATEABLE15
- UPDRAGGING16
- UPDRAUGHTS17
- UPFILLINGS16
- UPFLASHING19
- UPFLINGING17
- UPFOLLOWED19
- UPGATHERED17
- UPGRADABLE16
- UPGROWINGS17
- UPHEAPINGS18
- UPHILLWARD19
- UPHOARDING17
- UPHOISTING16
- UPHOLDINGS17
- UPHOLSTERS15
- UPHOLSTERY18
- UPHOORDING17
- UPKNITTING17
- UPLIFTINGS16
- UPLIGHTERS16
- UPLIGHTING17
- UPLINKINGS17
- UPMANSHIPS19
- UPPERCASED17
- UPPERCASES16
- UPPERPARTS16
- UPPERWORKS21
- UPPISHNESS17
- UPPITINESS14
- UPPITYNESS17
- UPPROPPING19
- UPREACHING18
- UPRIGHTING17
- UPROARIOUS12
- UPROOTINGS13
- UPSETTABLE14
- UPSETTINGS13
- UPSHIFTING19
- UPSHOOTING16
- UPSIDEOWNE16
- UPSITTINGS13
- UPSKILLING17
- UPSPEAKING19
- UPSPEARING15
- UPSTANDING14
- UPSTARTING13
- UPSTEPPING17
- UPSTIRRING13
- UPSTREAMED15
- UPSURGENCE15
- UPSWARMING18
- UPSWEEPING18
- UPSWELLING16
- UPSWINGING17
- UPTHROWING19
- UPTHRUSTED16
- UPTHUNDERS16
- UPTIGHTEST16
- UPTITLINGS13
- UPTRAINING13
- UPTURNINGS13
- UPWARDNESS16
- UPWELLINGS16
- UPWHIRLING19
- YPSILIFORM20
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Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPETZNAZES | 30 | 32 | Collins only |
| EPOXIDIZED | 30 | 31 | All three |
| EPOXIDIZES | 29 | 30 | All three |
| APPLEJACKS | 27 | 33 | All three |
| SPHINXLIKE | 26 | 28 | All three |
| APOENZYMES | 26 | 28 | All three |
| SPATCHCOCK | 25 | 28 | Collins · NWL |
| APHORIZING | 25 | 27 | All three |
| APHETIZING | 25 | 27 | Collins only |
| EPISCOPIZE | 25 | 28 | Collins only |
| SPITCHCOCK | 25 | 28 | Collins · NWL |
| OPTIMIZING | 24 | 28 | All three |
Keep P fixed in slot two, then use the first letter or word ending to narrow a pattern clue. The set includes 834 entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, but just 31 meet our common-word frequency cutoff. Familiar choices sit alongside specialist vocabulary, so an unfamiliar candidate deserves a closer look.
At a glance: the P-second pattern
- 834 entries match the ten-letter pattern.
- 31 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff.
- Collins lists 803; NWL2023 lists 529; ENABLE lists 441.
- The average score across the set is 16.3 points.
- SPETZNAZES and EPOXIDIZED lead the score table at 30 points.
Which 10-letter words with P as the 2nd letter stand out?
OPERATIONS, APPARENTLY, APPRECIATE, and APPEARANCE are recognizable examples; each keeps P in slot two while starting with O or A. SPECIALIST and SPACECRAFT show the S-starting branch, while OPPOSITION and OPTIMISTIC demonstrate the same pattern under O.
The first-letter counts put S well ahead: 360 words start with S, compared with 161 starting with E and 155 with A. When another clue leaves the first tile open, S is the strongest place to search in this set. That count describes the shape of the list, not the everydayness of each word.
For score-focused play, SPETZNAZES and EPOXIDIZED each reach 30 points; EPOXIDIZES follows at 29, and APPLEJACKS scores 27. Those totals reward unusual letter combinations. A premium square can change a play's value, but a high score does not make a rare word easier to remember.
10-letter words with P as the 2nd letter: limits and neighbors
The count rises from 752 P-second words at seven letters to 966 at eight and 1,015 at nine, then falls to 834 here and 615 at eleven. The ten-letter group is a smaller pool than its nine-letter neighbor, despite sharing the same fixed letter position.
Of these 834 entries, 674 have definitions. Dictionary totals differ: 803 appear in Collins, 529 in NWL2023, and 441 in ENABLE.
Those lists overlap, so their counts do not add up to the total. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.
Questions people ask
How many of these words are common?
Thirty-one of the 834 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff. APPARENTLY, APPRECIATE, and OPERATIONS are recognizable examples, but each still needs to fit the fixed second-letter P and ten-letter pattern on your board.
Which 10-letter P-second words score the most?
SPETZNAZES and EPOXIDIZED tie for the highest score, at 30 points each. EPOXIDIZES follows at 29, while APPLEJACKS scores 27. These figures favor rare letter combinations; they do not make unusual entries safer guesses in every game's dictionary.
Are all 834 words valid in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes 803, NWL2023 includes 529, and ENABLE includes 441 of these words. The dictionaries overlap, but their totals differ, so an entry accepted in one may not be accepted in another. Check the word list used by your game.
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