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11-letter words with S as the 2nd letter

There are 337 11-letter words with S as the second letter, and A opens 124 of them.

337 wordsTop pick ASSOCIATIONHighest score PSYCHOMACHY 31

14 of 337 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 14 · most-used first

  • ASSOCIATION13
  • ESTABLISHED17
  • ESSENTIALLY14
  • ASSUMPTIONS15
  • ASSIGNMENTS14
  • PSYCHIATRIC23
  • ASSESSMENTS13
  • ASTONISHING15
  • ASPIRATIONS13
  • ESTABLISHES16
  • ASTRONOMERS13
  • PSYCHEDELIC24
  • ASSASSINATE11
  • ASSOCIATING14
All valid words 337

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

  • ASAFOETIDAS15
  • ASARABACCAS17
  • ASBESTIFORM18
  • ASCENDANCES16
  • ASCENDANTLY17
  • ASCENDENCES16
  • ASCENSIONAL13
  • ASCERTAINED14
  • ASCETICALLY18
  • ASCETICISMS17
  • ASCITITIOUS13
  • ASCLEPIASES15
  • ASCOMYCETES20
  • ASCRIPTIONS15
  • ASEPTICALLY18
  • ASEPTICISED16
  • ASEPTICISES15
  • ASEPTICISMS17
  • ASEPTICIZED25
  • ASEPTICIZES24
  • ASHAMEDNESS17
  • ASININITIES11
  • ASKEWNESSES18
  • ASPARAGINES14
  • ASPARAGUSES14
  • ASPERGATION14
  • ASPERGILLUM16
  • ASPERGILLUS14
  • ASPERSIVELY19
  • ASPERSORIES13
  • ASPERSORIUM15
  • ASPHALTITES16
  • ASPHETERISE16
  • ASPHETERISM18
  • ASPHETERIZE25
  • ASPHYXIANTS26
  • ASPHYXIATED27
  • ASPHYXIATES26
  • ASPHYXIATOR26
  • ASPIDISTRAS14
  • ASPIRATIONS13
  • ASPLANCHNIC20
  • ASPORTATION13
  • ASSAFETIDAS15
  • ASSAFOETIDA15
  • ASSAILMENTS13
  • ASSASSINATE11
  • ASSEGAAIING13
  • ASSEMBLAGES16
  • ASSEMBLANCE17
  • ASSEMBLYMAN20
  • ASSEMBLYMEN20
  • ASSENTATION11
  • ASSENTATORS11
  • ASSENTIENTS11
  • ASSENTINGLY15
  • ASSERTIVELY17
  • ASSESSMENTS13
  • ASSESSORIAL11
  • ASSEVERATED15
  • ASSEVERATES14
  • ASSIBILATED14
  • ASSIBILATES13
  • ASSIDUITIES12
  • ASSIDUOUSLY15
  • ASSIGNATION12
  • ASSIGNMENTS14
  • ASSIMILABLE15
  • ASSIMILABLY18
  • ASSIMILATED14
  • ASSIMILATES13
  • ASSIMILATOR13
  • ASSISTANCES13
  • ASSOCIATING14
  • ASSOCIATION13
  • ASSOCIATIVE16
  • ASSOCIATORS13
  • ASSOCIATORY16
  • ASSOILMENTS13
  • ASSORTATIVE14
  • ASSORTMENTS13
  • ASSUAGEMENT14
  • ASSUBJUGATE21
  • ASSUMPTIONS15
  • ASSUREDNESS12
  • ASSYTHMENTS19
  • ASTATICALLY16
  • ASTATICISMS15
  • ASTAXANTHIN21
  • ASTERIDIANS12
  • ASTERISKING16
  • ASTEROIDEAN12
  • ASTHENOPIAS16
  • ASTHMATICAL18
  • ASTIGMATICS16
  • ASTIGMATISM16
  • ASTONISHING15
  • ASTOUNDMENT14
  • ASTRAPHOBIA18
  • ASTRAPHOBIC20
  • ASTRICTIONS13
  • ASTRINGENCE14
  • ASTRINGENCY17
  • ASTRINGENTS12
  • ASTROBLEMES15
  • ASTROBOTANY16
  • ASTROCYTOMA18
  • ASTROLOGERS12
  • ASTROLOGIES12
  • ASTROLOGIST12
  • ASTROMETRIC15
  • ASTRONAUTIC13
  • ASTRONOMERS13
  • ASTRONOMIES13
  • ASTRONOMISE13
  • ASTRONOMIZE22
  • ASTROPHOBIA18
  • ASTROPHOBIC20
  • ASTROSPHERE16
  • ASTUCIOUSLY16
  • ASYMMETRIES18
  • ASYNARTETES14
  • ASYNARTETIC16
  • ASYSTOLISMS16
  • ESCADRILLES14
  • ESCALATIONS13
  • ESCALLONIAS13
  • ESCALLOPING16
  • ESCAMOTAGES16
  • ESCAPEMENTS17
  • ESCARMOUCHE20
  • ESCARPMENTS17
  • ESCHAROTICS18
  • ESCHATOLOGY20
  • ESCHEATABLE18
  • ESCHEATAGES17
  • ESCHEATMENT18
  • ESCRITOIRES13
  • ESCRITORIAL13
  • ESCUTCHEONS18
  • ESEMPLASIES15
  • ESEMPLASTIC17
  • ESOPHAGITIS17
  • ESOPHAGUSES17
  • ESOTERICISM15
  • ESOTERICIST13
  • ESPADRILLES14
  • ESPALIERING14
  • ESPIEGLERIE14
  • ESQUIRESSES20
  • ESSENTIALLY14
  • ESTABLISHED17
  • ESTABLISHER16
  • ESTABLISHES16
  • ESTANCIEROS13
  • ESTERIFYING18
  • ESTHESIOGEN15
  • ESTHETICIAN16
  • ESTHETICISM18
  • ESTHETICIZE25
  • ESTIMATIONS13
  • ESTIVATIONS14
  • ESTRAMAZONE22
  • ESTRANGELOS12
  • ESTRANGHELO15
  • ESTREPEMENT15
  • ESURIENCIES13
  • ISABELLINES13
  • ISALLOBARIC15
  • ISAPOSTOLIC15
  • ISCHURETICS18
  • ISINGLASSES12
  • ISOAMINILES13
  • ISOANTIBODY17
  • ISOANTIGENS12
  • ISOBUTYLENE16
  • ISOCHEIMALS18
  • ISOCHRONISE16
  • ISOCHRONISM18
  • ISOCHRONIZE25
  • ISOCHRONOUS16
  • ISOCYANATES16
  • ISOCYANIDES17
  • ISODIAPHERE17
  • ISODYNAMICS19
  • ISOELECTRIC15
  • ISOFLAVONES17
  • ISOGEOTHERM17
  • ISOGRAFTING16
  • ISOLABILITY16
  • ISOLECITHAL16
  • ISOLEUCINES13
  • ISOMAGNETIC16
  • ISOMERISING14
  • ISOMERIZING23
  • ISOMETRICAL15
  • ISOMETROPIA15
  • ISOMORPHISM20
  • ISOMORPHOUS18
  • ISONIAZIDES21
  • ISONITRILES11
  • ISOPACHYTES21
  • ISOPOLITIES13
  • ISOPRENOIDS14
  • ISORHYTHMIC24
  • ISOSEISMALS13
  • ISOSEISMICS15
  • ISOTHERMALS16
  • ISOTONICITY16
  • ISOTROPISMS15
  • ISOXSUPRINE20
  • OSCILLATING14
  • OSCILLATION13
  • OSCILLATIVE16
  • OSCILLATORS13
  • OSCILLATORY16
  • OSCILLOGRAM16
  • OSCITANCIES15
  • OSCITATIONS13
  • OSCULATIONS13
  • OSELTAMIVIR16
  • OSMIRIDIUMS16
  • OSMOMETRIES15
  • OSMOPHOBIAS20
  • OSMOTICALLY18
  • OSTENSIVELY17
  • OSTENSORIES11
  • OSTENSORIUM13
  • OSTENTATION11
  • OSTEOBLASTS13
  • OSTEOCLASES13
  • OSTEOCLASIS13
  • OSTEOCLASTS13
  • OSTEOCOLLAS13
  • OSTEODERMAL14
  • OSTEODERMIC16
  • OSTEOGENIES12
  • OSTEOGENOUS12
  • OSTEOGRAPHY20
  • OSTEOLOGIES12
  • OSTEOLOGIST12
  • OSTEOPATHIC18
  • OSTEOPHYTES19
  • OSTEOPHYTIC21
  • OSTEOPLASTY16
  • OSTEOTOMIES13
  • OSTLERESSES11
  • OSTRACISERS13
  • OSTRACISING14
  • OSTRACIZERS22
  • OSTRACIZING23
  • OSTRACODERM16
  • OSTRACODOUS14
  • OSTREACEOUS13
  • OSTREOPHAGE17
  • OSTREOPHAGY20
  • OSTRICHISMS18
  • OSTRICHLIKE20
  • PSALIGRAPHY22
  • PSALMODICAL18
  • PSALMODISED17
  • PSALMODISES16
  • PSALMODISTS16
  • PSALMODIZED26
  • PSALMODIZES25
  • PSALTRESSES13
  • PSAMMOPHILE22
  • PSAMMOPHILS22
  • PSAMMOPHYTE25
  • PSEUDIMAGOS17
  • PSEUDOACIDS17
  • PSEUDOBULBS18
  • PSEUDOCARPS18
  • PSEUDOCODES17
  • PSEUDOCOELS16
  • PSEUDOGRAPH20
  • PSEUDOLOGIA15
  • PSEUDOLOGUE15
  • PSEUDOMONAD17
  • PSEUDOMONAS16
  • PSEUDOMORPH21
  • PSEUDOPODAL17
  • PSEUDOPODIA17
  • PSEUDOSCOPE18
  • PSILOCYBINS20
  • PSILOMELANE15
  • PSILOPHYTES21
  • PSILOPHYTIC23
  • PSITTACINES15
  • PSITTACOSES15
  • PSITTACOSIS15
  • PSITTACOTIC17
  • PSYCHAGOGUE23
  • PSYCHEDELIA22
  • PSYCHEDELIC24
  • PSYCHIATERS21
  • PSYCHIATRIC23
  • PSYCHICALLY26
  • PSYCHICISMS25
  • PSYCHICISTS23
  • PSYCHOBILLY26
  • PSYCHODELIA22
  • PSYCHODELIC24
  • PSYCHODRAMA24
  • PSYCHOGASES22
  • PSYCHOGENIC24
  • PSYCHOGRAMS24
  • PSYCHOGRAPH27
  • PSYCHOLOGIC24
  • PSYCHOMACHY31
  • PSYCHOMETER23
  • PSYCHOMETRY26
  • PSYCHOMOTOR23
  • PSYCHONOMIC25
  • PSYCHOPATHS26
  • PSYCHOPATHY29
  • PSYCHOPHILY29
  • PSYCHOPOMPS27
  • PSYCHOTOXIC30
  • TSAREVICHES19
  • TSCHERNOSEM18
  • TSESAREVICH19
  • TSESAREVNAS14
  • TSESAREWICH19
  • TSOTSITAALS11
  • USABILITIES13
  • USEABLENESS13
  • USELESSNESS11
  • USQUEBAUGHS26
  • USTULATIONS11
  • USUALNESSES11
  • USUCAPIENTS15
  • USUCAPTIBLE17
  • USUCAPTIONS15
  • USUFRUCTING17
  • USURPATIONS13
  • USURPATURES13
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 11th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. A37%
  2. P18%
  3. O14%
3rd letter
  1. T25%
  2. O13%
  3. S13%
4th letter
  1. E17%
  2. R13%
  3. C11%
9th letter
  1. I24%
  2. S10%
  3. T9%
10th letter
  1. E24%
  2. N12%
  3. I11%
11th letter
  1. S47%
  2. E9%
  3. Y9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; PSYCHOMACHY tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 14 words
  2. 12 points: 16 words
  3. 1313 points: 52 words
  4. 14 points: 29 words
  5. 1515 points: 38 words
  6. 16 points: 46 words
  7. 1717 points: 32 words
  8. 18 points: 29 words
  9. 1919 points: 7 words
  10. 20 points: 17 words
  11. 2121 points: 8 words
  12. 22 points: 9 words
  13. 2323 points: 8 words
  14. 24 points: 8 words
  15. 2525 points: 8 words
  16. 26 points: 9 words
  17. 2727 points: 3 words
  18. 28 points: 0 words
  19. 2929 points: 2 words
  20. 30 points: 1 words
  21. 3131 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PSYCHOMACHY3131Collins only
PSYCHOTOXIC3031Collins only
PSYCHOPATHY2928All three
PSYCHOPHILY2929Collins only
ASPHYXIATED2726All three
PSYCHOGRAPH2728All three
PSYCHOPOMPS2730Collins · NWL
PSYCHOPATHS2626All three
PSYCHICALLY2628All three
PSYCHOBILLY2628Collins only
PSYCHOMETRY2626All three
ASPHYXIATES2625All three

S sits in second place in 337 eleven-letter entries, and nearly half finish on a final S. A opens 124 of them, usually as an A plus a double S, as in association and assessments. P is next with 61 entries, and those are almost all PSY terms.

Key numbers for S-second words

  • 337 eleven-letter words carry S in the second slot, and 331 of them sit in Collins.
  • A opens 124 entries, P follows with 61, and O adds 47.
  • 160 words end in S, close to half the list.
  • Only 14 entries rank as common everyday words.
  • psychomachy scores 31, the highest in the set.

Why a double S and PSY fill this list

Most A-starts share one shape: a leading A followed by a double S. 43 entries open that way, from ASSOCIATION and assessments to assassinate and assimilated, and every one of them repeats the same S sound twice.

P is nearly a one-trick letter as well. 27 words open PSY, and the whole top of the scoring table rests on it: psychomachy on 31, psychotoxic on 30, and psychopathy and psychophily on 29. ASP adds 20 more, led by aspirations and asphyxiated, while ASC contributes 11.

Endings that shrink the field fast

S is the ending to guess first. 160 of these words finish on it, against 32 for E, 31 for Y and 24 for C; plurals and third-person verbs drive most of that S count.

Scoring climbs steeply with that many P and Y letters in play. psychomachy tops the list at 31 points, psychotoxic follows at 30, and then psychopathy and psychophily arrive at 29. The average word here scores 16.8.

The catch with the rarer half

Tip

Collins holds 331 of the 337 and NWL2023 only 181, so 150 of these words fail in North American games. The 14 common entries are the safest plays; check anything else against the dictionary your game accepts.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words have S as the second letter?
There are 337 in total. Collins lists 331 of them and NWL2023 lists 181, so the two dictionaries agree on a little over half. Only 14 entries count as common everyday words.
Which first letter starts most S-second words?
A opens 124 of the 337, far ahead of P on 61 and O on 47. Most of those A words follow their first letter with a doubled S, as in association and assessments, which makes a double S a strong opening guess.
What is the highest-scoring 11-letter word with S second?
psychomachy scores 31 points, the best on the list. psychotoxic follows at 30, then psychopathy and psychophily at 29. Most of the leaders start PSY, so the pattern hints at a high score.

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