11-letter words with M as the 2nd letter
I, E or A opens 473 of the 534 eleven-letter words with M as the 2nd letter.
22 of 534 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
E is the most common 2nd letter in 11-letter words (4,891 words); J is the rarest (7). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- IMMEDIATELY19
- IMPROVEMENT20
- IMMIGRATION16
- IMPLEMENTED18
- IMAGINATION14
- IMPORTANTLY18
- EMBARRASSED16
- EMOTIONALLY16
- IMPRESSIONS15
- SMARTPHONES18
- IMPEACHMENT22
- EMERGENCIES16
- IMPLICATION17
- AMBASSADORS16
- EMPOWERMENT20
- IMAGINATIVE17
- IMMORTALITY18
- IMPERIALISM17
- EMPHASIZING28
- EMBROIDERED17
- IMPRACTICAL19
- IMPERIALIST15
All valid words 534
- AMALGAMATED17
- AMALGAMATES16
- AMALGAMATOR16
- AMANTADINES14
- AMARANTHINE16
- AMARYLLISES16
- AMATEURISMS15
- AMATEURSHIP18
- AMATIVENESS16
- AMATORIALLY16
- AMAZONSTONE22
- AMBASSADORS16
- AMBERGRISES16
- AMBIDENTATE16
- AMBIDEXTERS23
- AMBIGUITIES16
- AMBIGUOUSLY19
- AMBILATERAL15
- AMBISEXUALS22
- AMBITIONING16
- AMBITIOUSLY18
- AMBIVALENCE20
- AMBIVALENCY23
- AMBIVERSION18
- AMBLYGONITE19
- AMBOCEPTORS19
- AMBROSIALLY18
- AMBULATIONS15
- AMBUSCADERS18
- AMBUSCADING19
- AMBUSCADOES18
- AMBUSHMENTS20
- AMELIORABLE15
- AMELIORANTS13
- AMELIORATED14
- AMELIORATES13
- AMELIORATOR13
- AMELOBLASTS15
- AMENABILITY18
- AMENORRHEAS16
- AMENORRHEIC18
- AMENORRHOEA16
- AMENTACEOUS15
- AMERCEMENTS17
- AMERCIAMENT17
- AMETABOLISM17
- AMETABOLOUS15
- AMETHYSTINE19
- AMIABLENESS15
- AMIANTHUSES16
- AMICABILITY20
- AMINOBUTENE15
- AMINOPHENOL18
- AMINOPTERIN15
- AMINOPYRINE18
- AMMONIACUMS19
- AMMONIATING16
- AMMONIATION15
- AMMONIFYING22
- AMMONOLYSES18
- AMMONOLYSIS18
- AMMOPHILOUS20
- AMMUNITIONS15
- AMNIOTOMIES15
- AMOBARBITAL17
- AMOEBOCYTES20
- AMONTILLADO14
- AMORALITIES13
- AMOROSITIES13
- AMOROUSNESS13
- AMORPHOUSLY21
- AMORTISABLE15
- AMORTIZABLE24
- AMOXICILLIN22
- AMOXYCILLIN25
- AMPHETAMINE20
- AMPHIASTERS18
- AMPHIBIOTIC22
- AMPHIBOLIES20
- AMPHIBOLITE20
- AMPHIBOLOGY24
- AMPHIBOLOUS20
- AMPHIBRACHS25
- AMPHICHROIC25
- AMPHICTYONS23
- AMPHICTYONY26
- AMPHIGORIES19
- AMPHIGOURIS19
- AMPHIMACERS22
- AMPHIMICTIC24
- AMPHIOXUSES25
- AMPHIPATHIC25
- AMPHIPHILES23
- AMPHIPHILIC25
- AMPHIPLOIDS21
- AMPHIPLOIDY24
- AMPHIPODOUS21
- AMPHIPROTIC22
- AMPHISBAENA20
- AMPHISCIANS20
- AMPHISTYLAR21
- AMPHITHECIA23
- AMPHITRICHA23
- AMPICILLINS17
- AMPLENESSES15
- AMPLEXICAUL24
- AMPLIATIONS15
- AMPLIFIABLE20
- AMPULLACEAL17
- AMPULLOSITY18
- AMPUTATIONS15
- AMRITATTVAS16
- AMUSINGNESS14
- AMUSIVENESS16
- AMYGDALOIDS19
- AMYLOIDOSES17
- AMYLOIDOSIS17
- AMYLOPECTIN20
- AMYLOPLASTS18
- AMYOTROPHIC23
- EMACIATIONS15
- EMANATIONAL13
- EMANCIPATED18
- EMANCIPATES17
- EMANCIPATOR17
- EMANCIPISTS17
- EMARGINATED15
- EMARGINATES14
- EMASCULATED16
- EMASCULATES15
- EMASCULATOR15
- EMBALMMENTS19
- EMBANKMENTS21
- EMBARCADERO18
- EMBARCATION17
- EMBARKATION19
- EMBARKMENTS21
- EMBARRASSED16
- EMBARRASSES15
- EMBASEMENTS17
- EMBASSADORS16
- EMBELLISHED19
- EMBELLISHER18
- EMBELLISHES18
- EMBIGGENING18
- EMBITTERERS15
- EMBITTERING16
- EMBLAZONERS24
- EMBLAZONING25
- EMBLEMATISE17
- EMBLEMATIST17
- EMBLEMATIZE26
- EMBLEMISING18
- EMBLEMIZING27
- EMBLOSSOMED18
- EMBODIMENTS18
- EMBOITEMENT17
- EMBOLDENERS16
- EMBOLDENING17
- EMBOLECTOMY22
- EMBONPOINTS17
- EMBORDERING17
- EMBOSSMENTS17
- EMBOTHRIUMS20
- EMBOUCHURES20
- EMBOWELLING19
- EMBOWELMENT20
- EMBOWERMENT20
- EMBRACEABLE19
- EMBRACEMENT19
- EMBRACERIES17
- EMBRACINGLY21
- EMBRANGLING17
- EMBREATHING19
- EMBRITTLING16
- EMBROCATING18
- EMBROCATION17
- EMBROIDERED17
- EMBROIDERER16
- EMBROILMENT17
- EMBRUEMENTS17
- EMBRYECTOMY25
- EMBRYOGENIC21
- EMBRYOLOGIC21
- EMBRYONATED19
- EMBRYOPHYTE26
- EMBRYULCIAS20
- EMENDATIONS14
- EMERGENCIES16
- EMETOPHOBIA20
- EMIGRATIONS14
- EMMENAGOGIC19
- EMMENAGOGUE17
- EMMETROPIAS17
- EMOLLIATING14
- EMOLLIENCES15
- EMOLLITIONS13
- EMOLUMENTAL15
- EMOTIONABLE15
- EMOTIONALLY16
- EMOTIONLESS13
- EMOTIVENESS16
- EMOTIVITIES16
- EMPACKETING22
- EMPALEMENTS17
- EMPANELLING16
- EMPANELMENT17
- EMPANOPLIED18
- EMPANOPLIES17
- EMPARADISED17
- EMPARADISES16
- EMPARLAUNCE17
- EMPASSIONED16
- EMPATHISING19
- EMPATHIZERS27
- EMPATHIZING28
- EMPATRONING16
- EMPERISHING19
- EMPERORSHIP20
- EMPHASISING19
- EMPHASIZING28
- EMPHRACTICS22
- EMPHYSEMICS25
- EMPHYTEUSES21
- EMPHYTEUSIS21
- EMPHYTEUTIC23
- EMPIECEMENT19
- EMPIRICALLY20
- EMPIRICISMS19
- EMPIRICISTS17
- EMPIRICUTIC19
- EMPLACEMENT19
- EMPLASTERED16
- EMPLASTRONS15
- EMPLASTRUMS17
- EMPLEACHING21
- EMPLOYABLES20
- EMPLOYMENTS20
- EMPOISONING16
- EMPOLDERING17
- EMPOWERMENT20
- EMPTINESSES15
- EMPYREUMATA20
- EMULATIVELY19
- EMULOUSNESS13
- EMULSIFIERS16
- EMULSIFYING20
- EMULSIONISE13
- EMULSIONIZE22
- EMUNCTORIES15
- IMAGINARIES14
- IMAGINARILY17
- IMAGINATION14
- IMAGINATIVE17
- IMAGINEERED15
- IMBIBITIONS17
- IMBITTERING16
- IMBOLDENING17
- IMBORDERING17
- IMBRANGLING17
- IMBRICATELY20
- IMBRICATING18
- IMBRICATION17
- IMBROCCATAS19
- IMBRUEMENTS17
- IMIPRAMINES17
- IMITABILITY18
- IMITATIONAL13
- IMITATIVELY19
- IMMANACLING18
- IMMANATIONS15
- IMMANENCIES17
- IMMANENTISM17
- IMMANENTIST15
- IMMARGINATE16
- IMMEDIACIES18
- IMMEDIATELY19
- IMMEDIATISM18
- IMMEDICABLE20
- IMMEDICABLY23
- IMMENSENESS15
- IMMENSITIES15
- IMMERGENCES18
- IMMERSIVELY21
- IMMIGRATING17
- IMMIGRATION16
- IMMIGRATORS16
- IMMIGRATORY19
- IMMINENCIES17
- IMMINUTIONS15
- IMMISERATED16
- IMMISERATES15
- IMMISERISED16
- IMMISERISES15
- IMMISERIZED25
- IMMISERIZES24
- IMMITIGABLE18
- IMMITIGABLY21
- IMMITTANCES17
- IMMOBILISED18
- IMMOBILISER17
- IMMOBILISES17
- IMMOBILISMS19
- IMMOBILIZED27
- IMMOBILIZER26
- IMMOBILIZES26
- IMMODESTEST16
- IMMODESTIES16
- IMMOLATIONS15
- IMMOMENTOUS17
- IMMORALISMS17
- IMMORALISTS15
- IMMORTALISE15
- IMMORTALITY18
- IMMORTALIZE24
- IMMORTELLES15
- IMMOVEABLES20
- IMMUNOASSAY18
- IMMUNOBLOTS17
- IMMUNOGENIC18
- IMMUNOLOGIC18
- IMMUNOTOXIC24
- IMMUNOTOXIN22
- IMMUREMENTS17
- IMPAIRMENTS17
- IMPALEMENTS17
- IMPALUDISMS18
- IMPANATIONS15
- IMPANELLING16
- IMPANELMENT17
- IMPANNELLED16
- IMPARADISED17
- IMPARADISES16
- IMPARKATION19
- IMPARLANCES17
- IMPARTATION15
- IMPARTIALLY18
- IMPARTMENTS17
- IMPASSIONED16
- IMPASSIVELY21
- IMPASSIVITY21
- IMPASTATION15
- IMPATIENCES17
- IMPATIENSES15
- IMPATIENTLY18
- IMPEACHABLE22
- IMPEACHMENT22
- IMPECUNIOUS17
- IMPEDIMENTA18
- IMPEDIMENTS18
- IMPENDENCES18
- IMPENETRATE15
- IMPENITENCE17
- IMPENITENCY20
- IMPENITENTS15
- IMPERATIVAL18
- IMPERATIVES18
- IMPERCEABLE19
- IMPERFECTER20
- IMPERFECTLY23
- IMPERFORATE18
- IMPERIALISE15
- IMPERIALISM17
- IMPERIALIST15
- IMPERIALITY18
- IMPERIALIZE24
- IMPERILLING16
- IMPERILMENT17
- IMPERIOUSLY18
- IMPERMANENT17
- IMPERMEABLE19
- IMPERMEABLY22
- IMPERSONATE15
- IMPERTINENT15
- IMPERVIABLE20
- IMPETIGINES16
- IMPETRATING16
- IMPETRATION15
- IMPETRATIVE18
- IMPETRATORS15
- IMPETRATORY18
- IMPETUOSITY18
- IMPETUOUSLY18
- IMPIGNORATE16
- IMPINGEMENT18
- IMPIOUSNESS15
- IMPLACENTAL17
- IMPLANTABLE17
- IMPLAUSIBLE17
- IMPLAUSIBLY20
- IMPLEACHING21
- IMPLEADABLE18
- IMPLEMENTAL17
- IMPLEMENTED18
- IMPLEMENTER17
- IMPLEMENTOR17
- IMPLICATING18
- IMPLICATION17
- IMPLICATIVE20
- IMPLICATURE17
- IMPLICITIES17
- IMPLORATION15
- IMPLORATORS15
- IMPLORATORY18
- IMPLORINGLY19
- IMPLOSIVELY21
- IMPOCKETING22
- IMPOLDERING17
- IMPOLITICAL17
- IMPOLITICLY20
- IMPONDEROUS16
- IMPORTANCES17
- IMPORTANTLY18
- IMPORTATION15
- IMPORTUNACY20
- IMPORTUNATE15
- IMPORTUNELY18
- IMPORTUNERS15
- IMPORTUNING16
- IMPORTUNITY18
- IMPOSITIONS15
- IMPOSSIBLES17
- IMPOSTHUMED21
- IMPOSTHUMES20
- IMPOSTOROUS15
- IMPOSTUMATE17
- IMPOSTUROUS15
- IMPOTENCIES17
- IMPOUNDABLE18
- IMPOUNDAGES17
- IMPOUNDMENT18
- IMPRACTICAL19
- IMPRECATING18
- IMPRECATION17
- IMPRECATORY20
- IMPRECISELY20
- IMPRECISION17
- IMPREGNABLE18
- IMPREGNABLY21
- IMPREGNANTS16
- IMPREGNATED17
- IMPREGNATES16
- IMPREGNATOR16
- IMPRESARIOS15
- IMPRESSIBLE17
- IMPRESSIONS15
- IMPRESSMENT17
- IMPRESSURES15
- IMPRIMATURS17
- IMPRINTINGS16
- IMPRISONERS15
- IMPRISONING16
- IMPROBATION17
- IMPROBITIES17
- IMPROPEREST17
- IMPROPRIATE17
- IMPROPRIETY20
- IMPROVEMENT20
- IMPROVIDENT19
- IMPROVINGLY22
- IMPROVISATE18
- IMPROVISERS18
- IMPROVISING19
- IMPROVISORS18
- IMPRUDENCES18
- IMPRUDENTLY19
- IMPUDENCIES18
- IMPUGNATION16
- IMPUGNMENTS18
- IMPUISSANCE17
- IMPULSIVELY21
- IMPULSIVITY21
- IMPUTATIONS15
- OMBROGENOUS16
- OMBROMETERS17
- OMBROPHILES20
- OMBROPHOBES22
- OMEPRAZOLES24
- OMINOUSNESS13
- OMMATOPHORE20
- OMNIFARIOUS16
- OMNIFICENCE20
- OMNIFORMITY21
- OMNIPATIENT15
- OMNIPOTENCE17
- OMNIPOTENCY20
- OMNIPOTENTS15
- OMNIPRESENT15
- OMNISCIENCE17
- OMNISEXUALS20
- SMALLHOLDER17
- SMALLMOUTHS18
- SMALLNESSES13
- SMALLSWORDS17
- SMARAGDITES15
- SMARTMOUTHS18
- SMARTNESSES13
- SMARTPHONES18
- SMARTYPANTS18
- SMATTERINGS14
- SMICKERINGS20
- SMIFLIGATED18
- SMIFLIGATES17
- SMILINGNESS14
- SMITHCRAFTS21
- SMITHEREENS16
- SMITHSONITE16
- SMOKEBOARDS20
- SMOKEBUSHES22
- SMOKEHOUSES20
- SMOKELESSLY20
- SMOKESCREEN19
- SMOKESTACKS23
- SMOKINESSES17
- SMOOTHBORED19
- SMOOTHBORES18
- SMOOTHENING17
- SMOOTHPATES18
- SMORGASBORD17
- SMORREBRODS16
- SMOTHERINGS17
- SMOULDERING15
- UMBELLATELY18
- UMBELLIFERS18
- UMBELLULATE15
- UMBILICALLY20
- UMBILICATED18
- UMBILICUSES17
- UMBONATIONS15
- UMBRACULATE17
- UMBRATILOUS15
- UMBRELLAING16
- UMBRIFEROUS18
- UMPIRESHIPS20
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPHASIZING | 28 | 31 | All three |
| EMPATHIZING | 28 | 31 | All three |
| IMMOBILIZED | 27 | 31 | All three |
| EMPATHIZERS | 27 | 28 | NWL only |
| EMBLEMIZING | 27 | 33 | Collins · NWL |
| IMMOBILIZER | 26 | 30 | All three |
| IMMOBILIZES | 26 | 30 | All three |
| EMBLEMATIZE | 26 | 30 | All three |
| EMBRYOPHYTE | 26 | 26 | All three |
| AMPHICTYONY | 26 | 27 | All three |
| AMPHIPHILIC | 25 | 28 | All three |
| AMPHIPATHIC | 25 | 27 | All three |
M holds second place in 534 eleven-letter words, almost exactly the same count as C at 535. I opens 223, E 130 and A 120, so the IM-, EM- and AM- prefixes carry most of the list. S ends 220 words and 22 count as common.
Eleven-letter M-second words at a glance
- 534 eleven-letter words place M second.
- I opens 223 of them, E 130 and A 120.
- S closes 220 words; Y closes 63 and E 61.
- 22 of the 534 are common words.
- Emphasizing leads at 28 points, on an average of 18.
- NWL2023 carries 339 of them; Collins carries 522.
IM-, EM- and AM- open 473 words
I starts 223 words, so the IM- shape leads. Improvement, immigration, implemented, imagination and impeachment all open that way.
E and A follow with the EM- and AM- groups. Embarrassed, emotionally and impressions sit on EM-, while ambassadors and amphictyony sit on AM-.
S opens just 32 words, all in the SM- pattern such as smartphones.
The pattern is so regular that the first two tiles usually settle the shape: an IM- word rarely turns out to be anything else.
M second nearly matches C second
The two letters are twins at this length: 534 words for M against 535 for C, a single-word gap. That is a narrow margin for two letters with such different frequency elsewhere.
Both sit well behind the vowels. E leads with 4,891 words and O follows at 3,627, so M and C share the middle of the ranking rather than the top.
That balance makes the list easy to browse but hard to guess from the first letter alone, since more than a dozen openings appear.
Z-heavy -IZING words top the table
Emphasizing and empathizing tie at 28 points, then immobilized, empathizers and emblemizing at 27. Eight of the top ten entries contain a Z, and the rarest sit outside NWL2023.
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