12-letter words with H as the 2nd letter

12-letter words with H as the 2nd letter number 967, led by CHAMPIONSHIP, PHOTOGRAPHER, and THANKSGIVING.

967 wordsTop pick CHAMPIONSHIPHighest score CHIQUICHIQUI 40

24 of 967 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

E is the most common 2nd letter in 12-letter words (3,489 words); J is the rarest (1). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 24 · most-used first

  • CHAMPIONSHIP26
  • PHOTOGRAPHER23
  • THANKSGIVING24
  • SHAREHOLDERS19
  • PHOTOGRAPHIC25
  • PHOTOGRAPHED24
  • PHILOSOPHERS22
  • CHEMOTHERAPY27
  • CHOREOGRAPHY26
  • SHORTCOMINGS20
  • SHIPBUILDING21
  • CHARACTERIZE28
  • PHILANTHROPY25
  • THUNDERSTORM18
  • PHILOSOPHIES22
  • CHEERLEADERS18
  • THERAPEUTICS19
  • PHILHARMONIC24
  • CHEERLEADING19
  • GHOSTBUSTERS18
  • PHOTOSHOPPED25
  • PHARMACOLOGY25
  • CHEESEBURGER20
  • CHESTERFIELD21
All valid words 967

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

  • AHISTORICISM19
  • AHISTORICITY20
  • CHAETIFEROUS20
  • CHAETOGNATHS21
  • CHAIRMANNING20
  • CHAIRMANSHIP24
  • CHAIRPERSONS19
  • CHALAZOGAMIC31
  • CHALCANTHITE22
  • CHALCEDONIES20
  • CHALCOGENIDE21
  • CHALCOGRAPHY28
  • CHALCOLITHIC24
  • CHALCOPYRITE24
  • CHALICOTHERE22
  • CHALKINESSES21
  • CHAMAEPHYTES27
  • CHAMBERHANDS25
  • CHAMBERLAINS21
  • CHAMBERMAIDS24
  • CHAMPIONSHIP26
  • CHANCINESSES19
  • CHANDELIERED19
  • CHANDLERINGS19
  • CHANGELESSLY21
  • CHANGEROUNDS19
  • CHANNELISING18
  • CHANNELIZING27
  • CHANSONETTES17
  • CHANSONNIERE17
  • CHANSONNIERS17
  • CHANTARELLES17
  • CHANTERELLES17
  • CHANTICLEERS19
  • CHAPERONAGES20
  • CHAPLAINCIES21
  • CHAPLAINRIES19
  • CHAPLAINSHIP24
  • CHAPMANSHIPS26
  • CHAPTALISING20
  • CHAPTALIZING29
  • CHAPTERHOUSE22
  • CHARACTERFUL22
  • CHARACTERIES19
  • CHARACTERING20
  • CHARACTERISE19
  • CHARACTERISM21
  • CHARACTERIZE28
  • CHARBROILERS19
  • CHARBROILING20
  • CHARCUTERIES19
  • CHARGENURSES18
  • CHARGESHEETS21
  • CHARGRILLING19
  • CHARIOTEERED18
  • CHARISMATICS21
  • CHARIVARIING21
  • CHARLATANISM19
  • CHARLESTONED18
  • CHARTBUSTERS19
  • CHARTERPARTY22
  • CHARTOGRAPHY26
  • CHARTULARIES17
  • CHASMOGAMIES22
  • CHASMOGAMOUS22
  • CHASTENESSES17
  • CHASTENINGLY21
  • CHASTENMENTS19
  • CHASTISEMENT19
  • CHATOYANCIES22
  • CHATTERBOXES26
  • CHATTINESSES17
  • CHAUFFEURING24
  • CHAUFFEUSING24
  • CHAULMOOGRAS20
  • CHAUNTRESSES17
  • CHAUVINISTIC22
  • CHEATGRASSES18
  • CHECKERBERRY28
  • CHECKERBLOOM27
  • CHECKERBOARD26
  • CHECKLISTING24
  • CHECKMARKING30
  • CHECKWEIGHER30
  • CHEECHALKOES26
  • CHEEKINESSES21
  • CHEEKPOUCHES28
  • CHEERFULLEST20
  • CHEERFULNESS20
  • CHEERINESSES17
  • CHEERISHNESS20
  • CHEERLEADERS18
  • CHEERLEADING19
  • CHEESEBOARDS20
  • CHEESEBURGER20
  • CHEESECLOTHS22
  • CHEESECUTTER19
  • CHEESEHOPPER24
  • CHEESEMONGER20
  • CHEESEPARERS19
  • CHEESEPARING20
  • CHEESESTEAKS21
  • CHEESETASTER17
  • CHEESEWRINGS21
  • CHEESINESSES17
  • CHELICERATES19
  • CHELUVIATION20
  • CHEMIOSMOSES21
  • CHEMIOSMOSIS21
  • CHEMIOSMOTIC23
  • CHEMISORBING22
  • CHEMOAUTROPH24
  • CHEMOCEPTORS23
  • CHEMOKINESES23
  • CHEMOKINESIS23
  • CHEMOMETRICS23
  • CHEMONASTIES19
  • CHEMOSORBING22
  • CHEMOSPHERES24
  • CHEMOSPHERIC26
  • CHEMOSURGERY23
  • CHEMOTAXISES26
  • CHEMOTHERAPY27
  • CHEMOTROPISM23
  • CHEQUERBOARD29
  • CHEQUERWORKS33
  • CHERISHINGLY24
  • CHERISHMENTS22
  • CHERRYSTONES20
  • CHERUBICALLY24
  • CHESTERFIELD21
  • CHESTINESSES17
  • CHIAROSCUROS19
  • CHIASTOLITES17
  • CHICHARRONES22
  • CHICKENPOXES32
  • CHICKENSHITS26
  • CHIEFTAINESS20
  • CHIFFONNIERS23
  • CHIKUNGUNYAS25
  • CHILDBEARING21
  • CHILDCROWING24
  • CHILDERMASES20
  • CHILDISHNESS21
  • CHILDMINDERS21
  • CHILDPROOFED24
  • CHILIAHEDRON21
  • CHILIARCHIES22
  • CHILLINESSES17
  • CHIMERICALLY24
  • CHIMICHANGAS25
  • CHIMNEYBOARD25
  • CHIMNEYPIECE26
  • CHINABERRIES19
  • CHINOISERIES17
  • CHIPPINESSES21
  • CHIQUICHIQUI40
  • CHIROGNOMIES20
  • CHIROGRAPHER23
  • CHIROGRAPHIC25
  • CHIROLOGISTS18
  • CHIROMANCERS21
  • CHIROMANCIES21
  • CHIROPODISTS20
  • CHIROPRACTIC23
  • CHIROPRACTOR21
  • CHIROPTERANS19
  • CHIROPTEROUS19
  • CHIRPINESSES19
  • CHIRURGEONLY21
  • CHIRURGERIES18
  • CHITCHATTING23
  • CHITTERLINGS18
  • CHIVALROUSLY23
  • CHLOANTHITES20
  • CHLORAMBUCIL23
  • CHLORENCHYMA27
  • CHLORIDATING19
  • CHLORIDISING19
  • CHLORIDIZING28
  • CHLORIMETERS19
  • CHLORIMETRIC21
  • CHLORINATING18
  • CHLORINATION17
  • CHLORINATORS17
  • CHLORINISING18
  • CHLORINITIES17
  • CHLORINIZING27
  • CHLOROACETIC21
  • CHLOROFORMED23
  • CHLOROFORMER22
  • CHLOROHYDRIN24
  • CHLOROMETERS19
  • CHLOROMETRIC21
  • CHLOROPHENOL22
  • CHLOROPHYLLS25
  • CHLOROPHYTUM27
  • CHLOROPICRIN21
  • CHLOROPLASTS19
  • CHLOROPRENES19
  • CHLOROQUINES26
  • CHLORPICRINS21
  • CHLORPYRIFOS25
  • CHOCOLATIERS19
  • CHOCOLATIEST19
  • CHOICENESSES19
  • CHOIRMASTERS19
  • CHOIRSCREENS19
  • CHOKEBERRIES23
  • CHOKERSETTER21
  • CHOLERICALLY22
  • CHOLESTERINS17
  • CHOLESTEROLS17
  • CHONDRIFYING25
  • CHONDRIOSOME20
  • CHONDRITISES18
  • CHONDROBLAST20
  • CHONDROCYTES23
  • CHONDROITINS18
  • CHONDROSTIAN18
  • CHOOSINESSES17
  • CHOPPINESSES21
  • CHORDOPHONES23
  • CHORDOPHONIC25
  • CHORDOTOMIES20
  • CHOREGRAPHED24
  • CHOREGRAPHER23
  • CHOREGRAPHIC25
  • CHOREODRAMAS20
  • CHOREOGRAPHS23
  • CHOREOGRAPHY26
  • CHOREOLOGIES18
  • CHOREOLOGIST18
  • CHORIAMBUSES21
  • CHORISATIONS17
  • CHORIZATIONS26
  • CHORIZONTIST26
  • CHOROGRAPHER23
  • CHOROGRAPHIC25
  • CHOROLOGICAL20
  • CHOROLOGISTS18
  • CHORUSMASTER19
  • CHOWDERHEADS25
  • CHREMATISTIC21
  • CHRESTOMATHY25
  • CHRISMATIONS19
  • CHRISTENINGS18
  • CHRISTIANIAS17
  • CHRISTIANISE17
  • CHRISTIANIZE26
  • CHRISTINGLES18
  • CHRISTOPHANY25
  • CHRISTOPHENE22
  • CHRISTOPHINE22
  • CHROMATICISM23
  • CHROMATICITY24
  • CHROMATOGRAM22
  • CHROMATOLOGY23
  • CHROMATOPSIA21
  • CHROMINANCES21
  • CHROMOCENTER21
  • CHROMONEMATA21
  • CHROMOPHILIC26
  • CHROMOPHOBES26
  • CHROMOPHONIC26
  • CHROMOPHORES24
  • CHROMOPHORIC26
  • CHROMOPLASTS21
  • CHROMOSCOPES23
  • CHROMOSPHERE24
  • CHRONICITIES19
  • CHRONOGRAPHS23
  • CHRONOGRAPHY26
  • CHRONOLOGERS18
  • CHRONOLOGIES18
  • CHRONOLOGISE18
  • CHRONOLOGIST18
  • CHRONOLOGIZE27
  • CHRONOMETERS19
  • CHRONOMETRIC21
  • CHRONOSCOPES21
  • CHRONOSCOPIC23
  • CHRYSAROBINS22
  • CHRYSOBERYLS25
  • CHRYSOCOLLAS22
  • CHRYSOMELIDS23
  • CHRYSOPHYTES28
  • CHRYSOPRASES22
  • CHUBBINESSES21
  • CHUCKAWALLAS26
  • CHUCKLEHEADS27
  • CHUFFINESSES23
  • CHUGALUGGING21
  • CHUMMINESSES21
  • CHUNKINESSES21
  • CHURCHGOINGS24
  • CHURCHIANITY25
  • CHURCHLINESS22
  • CHURCHPEOPLE26
  • CHURCHWARDEN26
  • CHURLISHNESS20
  • CHYLOMICRONS24
  • CHYMOTRYPSIN27
  • CHYMOTRYPTIC29
  • EHRLICHIOSES20
  • EHRLICHIOSIS20
  • GHOSTBUSTERS18
  • GHOSTWRITERS19
  • GHOSTWRITING20
  • GHOSTWRITTEN19
  • GHOULISHNESS19
  • PHAENOGAMOUS20
  • PHAENOLOGIES18
  • PHAENOTYPING23
  • PHAEOMELANIN19
  • PHAGOCYTICAL25
  • PHAGOCYTISED24
  • PHAGOCYTISES23
  • PHAGOCYTISMS25
  • PHAGOCYTIZED33
  • PHAGOCYTIZES32
  • PHAGOCYTOSED24
  • PHAGOCYTOSES23
  • PHAGOCYTOSIS23
  • PHAGOCYTOTIC25
  • PHAGOMANIACS22
  • PHAGOPHOBIAS25
  • PHALAENOPSES19
  • PHALAENOPSIS19
  • PHALLOCRATIC21
  • PHANEROGAMIC22
  • PHANEROPHYTE25
  • PHANTASIASTS17
  • PHANTASMALLY22
  • PHANTASMICAL21
  • PHANTASTRIES17
  • PHARISEEISMS19
  • PHARMACEUTIC23
  • PHARMACOLOGY25
  • PHARMACOPEIA23
  • PHARYNGOLOGY25
  • PHARYNGOTOMY26
  • PHEASANTRIES17
  • PHELLODERMAL20
  • PHENANTHRENE20
  • PHENARSAZINE26
  • PHENETICISTS19
  • PHENETIDINES18
  • PHENGOPHOBIA25
  • PHENOCRYSTIC24
  • PHENOLOGICAL20
  • PHENOLOGISTS18
  • PHENOMENALLY22
  • PHENOMENISED20
  • PHENOMENISES19
  • PHENOMENISMS21
  • PHENOMENISTS19
  • PHENOMENIZED29
  • PHENOMENIZES28
  • PHENOTYPICAL24
  • PHENOTYPINGS23
  • PHENTERMINES19
  • PHENTOLAMINE19
  • PHENYLALANIN20
  • PHENYLAMINES22
  • PHENYLMETHYL28
  • PHEOMELANINS19
  • PHILADELPHUS23
  • PHILANDERERS18
  • PHILANDERING19
  • PHILANTHROPE22
  • PHILANTHROPY25
  • PHILATELISTS17
  • PHILHARMONIC24
  • PHILHELLENES20
  • PHILHELLENIC22
  • PHILISTINISM19
  • PHILLIPSITES19
  • PHILLUMENIES19
  • PHILLUMENIST19
  • PHILODENDRON19
  • PHILOGYNISTS21
  • PHILOLOGIANS18
  • PHILOLOGICAL20
  • PHILOLOGISTS18
  • PHILOMATHIES22
  • PHILOSOPHERS22
  • PHILOSOPHESS22
  • PHILOSOPHIES22
  • PHILOSOPHISE22
  • PHILOSOPHISM24
  • PHILOSOPHIST22
  • PHILOSOPHIZE31
  • PHLEBOGRAPHY28
  • PHLEBOLOGIES20
  • PHLEBOTOMIES21
  • PHLEBOTOMISE21
  • PHLEBOTOMIST21
  • PHLEBOTOMIZE30
  • PHLEGMAGOGIC24
  • PHLEGMAGOGUE22
  • PHLEGMATICAL22
  • PHONASTHENIA20
  • PHONEMICALLY24
  • PHONEMICISED22
  • PHONEMICISES21
  • PHONEMICISTS21
  • PHONEMICIZED31
  • PHONEMICIZES30
  • PHONESTHEMES22
  • PHONESTHEMIC24
  • PHONETICALLY22
  • PHONETICIANS19
  • PHONETICISED20
  • PHONETICISES19
  • PHONETICISMS21
  • PHONETICISTS19
  • PHONETICIZED29
  • PHONETICIZES28
  • PHONEYNESSES20
  • PHONOCAMPTIC25
  • PHONOFIDDLES22
  • PHONOGRAMMIC24
  • PHONOGRAPHER23
  • PHONOGRAPHIC25
  • PHONOLOGICAL20
  • PHONOLOGISTS18
  • PHONOPHOBIAS24
  • PHONOTACTICS21
  • PHONOTYPICAL24
  • PHONOTYPISTS22
  • PHOSPHATASES22
  • PHOSPHATIDES23
  • PHOSPHATIDIC25
  • PHOSPHATIDYL26
  • PHOSPHATISED23
  • PHOSPHATISES22
  • PHOSPHATIZED32
  • PHOSPHATIZES31
  • PHOSPHATURIA22
  • PHOSPHATURIC24
  • PHOSPHOLIPID25
  • PHOSPHONIUMS24
  • PHOSPHORATED23
  • PHOSPHORATES22
  • PHOSPHORESCE24
  • PHOSPHORISED23
  • PHOSPHORISES22
  • PHOSPHORISMS24
  • PHOSPHORITES22
  • PHOSPHORITIC24
  • PHOSPHORIZED32
  • PHOSPHORIZES31
  • PHOSPHORUSES22
  • PHOTOACTINIC21
  • PHOTOBIOLOGY23
  • PHOTOBOMBERS23
  • PHOTOBOMBING24
  • PHOTOCATHODE23
  • PHOTOCHEMIST24
  • PHOTOCHROMIC26
  • PHOTOCOLLAGE20
  • PHOTOCOMPOSE23
  • PHOTOCOPIERS21
  • PHOTOCOPYING25
  • PHOTOCURRENT19
  • PHOTODYNAMIC25
  • PHOTOELASTIC19
  • PHOTOENGRAVE21
  • PHOTOEXCITED27
  • PHOTOFISSION20
  • PHOTOFLASHES23
  • PHOTOGEOLOGY22
  • PHOTOGLYPHIC28
  • PHOTOGRAPHED24
  • PHOTOGRAPHER23
  • PHOTOGRAPHIC25
  • PHOTOGRAVURE21
  • PHOTOINDUCED21
  • PHOTOIONISED18
  • PHOTOIONISES17
  • PHOTOIONIZED27
  • PHOTOIONIZES26
  • PHOTOKINESES21
  • PHOTOKINESIS21
  • PHOTOKINETIC23
  • PHOTOLYSABLE22
  • PHOTOLYZABLE31
  • PHOTOMAPPING24
  • PHOTOMETRIES19
  • PHOTOMETRIST19
  • PHOTOMONTAGE20
  • PHOTOMOSAICS21
  • PHOTONASTIES17
  • PHOTONEUTRON17
  • PHOTONUCLEAR19
  • PHOTOOXIDISE25
  • PHOTOOXIDIZE34
  • PHOTOPERIODS20
  • PHOTOPHILIES22
  • PHOTOPHILOUS22
  • PHOTOPHOBIAS24
  • PHOTOPHONIES22
  • PHOTOPOLYMER24
  • PHOTOPRODUCT22
  • PHOTOREALISM19
  • PHOTOREALIST17
  • PHOTOREDUCED21
  • PHOTOREDUCES20
  • PHOTORESISTS17
  • PHOTOSCANNED20
  • PHOTOSETTERS17
  • PHOTOSETTING18
  • PHOTOSHOPPED25
  • PHOTOSPHERES22
  • PHOTOSPHERIC24
  • PHOTOSTATING18
  • PHOTOSTATTED18
  • PHOTOSYSTEMS22
  • PHOTOTHERAPY25
  • PHOTOTHERMAL22
  • PHOTOTHERMIC24
  • PHOTOTONUSES17
  • PHOTOTROPHIC24
  • PHOTOTROPIES19
  • PHOTOTROPISM21
  • PHOTOTYPESET22
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC22
  • PHRAGMITESES20
  • PHRAGMOPLAST22
  • PHRASEMAKERS23
  • PHRASEMAKING24
  • PHRASEMONGER20
  • PHRASEOGRAMS20
  • PHRASEOGRAPH23
  • PHRASEOLOGIC20
  • PHREATOPHYTE25
  • PHRENOLOGIES18
  • PHRENOLOGISE18
  • PHRENOLOGIST18
  • PHRENOLOGIZE27
  • PHRONTISTERY20
  • PHYCOCYANINS27
  • PHYCOLOGICAL25
  • PHYCOLOGISTS23
  • PHYCOMYCETES29
  • PHYCOPHAEINS27
  • PHYCOXANTHIN32
  • PHYLACTERIES22
  • PHYLETICALLY25
  • PHYLLOCLADES23
  • PHYLLOMANIAS22
  • PHYLLOPLANES22
  • PHYLLOSPHERE25
  • PHYLLOTACTIC24
  • PHYLLOTAXIES27
  • PHYLOGENESES21
  • PHYLOGENESIS21
  • PHYLOGENETIC23
  • PHYSIATRICAL22
  • PHYSIATRISTS20
  • PHYSICALISMS24
  • PHYSICALISTS22
  • PHYSICALIZED32
  • PHYSICALIZES31
  • PHYSICALNESS22
  • PHYSICIANERS22
  • PHYSIOCRATIC24
  • PHYSIOGNOMIC25
  • PHYSIOGRAPHY29
  • PHYSIOLATERS20
  • PHYSIOLOGIES21
  • PHYSIOLOGIST21
  • PHYSITHEISMS25
  • PHYSOSTIGMIN23
  • PHYSOSTOMOUS22
  • PHYTOALEXINS27
  • PHYTOBENTHOS25
  • PHYTOCHEMIST27
  • PHYTOCHROMES27
  • PHYTOGENESES21
  • PHYTOGENESIS21
  • PHYTOGENETIC23
  • PHYTOGRAPHER26
  • PHYTOGRAPHIC28
  • PHYTOHORMONE25
  • PHYTOLOGICAL23
  • PHYTOLOGISTS21
  • PHYTONADIONE21
  • PHYTOPHAGIES26
  • PHYTOPHAGOUS26
  • PHYTOPLASMAS24
  • PHYTOSTEROLS20
  • PHYTOTHERAPY28
  • PHYTOTOMISTS22
  • RHABDOCOELES20
  • RHABDOMANCER22
  • RHABDOMYOMAS25
  • RHABDOSPHERE23
  • RHAMPHOTHECA27
  • RHAPSODISING19
  • RHAPSODISTIC20
  • RHAPSODIZING28
  • RHEOMETRICAL19
  • RHEOMORPHISM24
  • RHEORECEPTOR19
  • RHEOTROPISMS19
  • RHETORICALLY20
  • RHETORICIANS17
  • RHEUMATEESES17
  • RHEUMATISMAL19
  • RHEUMATOLOGY21
  • RHINOCERICAL19
  • RHINOCEROSES17
  • RHINOCEROTES17
  • RHINOCEROTIC19
  • RHINOLOGICAL18
  • RHINOLOGISTS16
  • RHINOPLASTIC19
  • RHINORRHAGIA19
  • RHINORRHOEAL18
  • RHINORRHOEAS18
  • RHINOSCOPIES19
  • RHINOVIRUSES18
  • RHIZOCARPOUS28
  • RHIZOCTONIAS26
  • RHIZOGENETIC27
  • RHIZOPHAGOUS30
  • RHIZOPHILOUS29
  • RHIZOSPHERES29
  • RHODODAPHNES22
  • RHODODENDRON18
  • RHODOMONTADE19
  • RHOICISSUSES17
  • RHOMBOHEDRAL23
  • RHOMBOHEDRON23
  • RHOPALOCERAL19
  • RHYNCHOCOELS25
  • RHYNCHOPHORE28
  • RHYTHMICALLY28
  • RHYTHMOMETER25
  • RHYTHMOPOEIA25
  • RHYTIDECTOMY26
  • SHABBINESSES19
  • SHACKLEBONES23
  • SHADOWBOXING29
  • SHADOWGRAPHS25
  • SHADOWGRAPHY28
  • SHAGGINESSES17
  • SHAMANICALLY22
  • SHAMATEURISM19
  • SHAMEFACEDLY26
  • SHAMEFULNESS20
  • SHAREABILITY20
  • SHARECROPPED22
  • SHARECROPPER21
  • SHAREFARMERS20
  • SHAREHOLDERS19
  • SHAREHOLDING20
  • SHAREMILKERS21
  • SHARKSUCKERS25
  • SHARPBENDERS20
  • SHARPSHOOTER20
  • SHATTERINGLY19
  • SHATTERPROOF20
  • SHEATHFISHES24
  • SHEEPBERRIES19
  • SHEEPHERDERS21
  • SHEEPHERDING22
  • SHEEPISHNESS20
  • SHEEPSHEARER20
  • SHEETROCKING22
  • SHELFTALKERS22
  • SHELLACKINGS22
  • SHELLCRACKER23
  • SHELLFISHERY24
  • SHELLINESSES15
  • SHELLSHOCKED25
  • SHELTERBELTS17
  • SHELTERWOODS19
  • SHEPHERDINGS22
  • SHEPHERDLESS21
  • SHEPHERDLING22
  • SHERARDISING17
  • SHERARDIZING26
  • SHERGOTTITES16
  • SHERIFFSHIPS26
  • SHIFTINESSES18
  • SHILLINGLESS16
  • SHILLYSHALLY24
  • SHIMMERINGLY23
  • SHINPLASTERS17
  • SHIPBUILDERS20
  • SHIPBUILDING21
  • SHIPWRECKING27
  • SHIRTDRESSES16
  • SHIRTINESSES15
  • SHIRTLIFTERS18
  • SHIRTSLEEVED19
  • SHIRTSLEEVES18
  • SHIRTTAILING16
  • SHIRTWAISTER18
  • SHITTIMWOODS21
  • SHITTINESSES15
  • SHLEMOZZLING36
  • SHOALINESSES15
  • SHOCKABILITY26
  • SHOCKINGNESS22
  • SHODDINESSES17
  • SHOOTABILITY20
  • SHOOTAROUNDS16
  • SHOPAHOLISMS22
  • SHOPBREAKERS23
  • SHOPBREAKING24
  • SHOPKEEPINGS24
  • SHOPLIFTINGS21
  • SHORTCHANGED22
  • SHORTCHANGER21
  • SHORTCHANGES21
  • SHORTCOMINGS20
  • SHORTCUTTING18
  • SHORTGRASSES16
  • SHORTLISTING16
  • SHORTSIGHTED20
  • SHOTGUNNINGS17
  • SHOULDERINGS17
  • SHOVELBOARDS21
  • SHOWBIZZIEST38
  • SHOWBOATINGS21
  • SHOWERPROOFS23
  • SHOWJUMPINGS30
  • SHOWMANSHIPS25
  • SHOWSTOPPERS22
  • SHOWSTOPPING23
  • SHREWDNESSES19
  • SHREWISHNESS21
  • SHRIEVALTIES18
  • SHRILLNESSES15
  • SHUDDERINGLY21
  • SHUFFLEBOARD24
  • SHUNAMITISMS19
  • SHUTTLECOCKS23
  • THALAMICALLY22
  • THALASSAEMIA17
  • THALASSAEMIC19
  • THALASSEMIAS17
  • THALASSEMICS19
  • THALASSOCRAT17
  • THALIDOMIDES19
  • THALLOPHYTES23
  • THALLOPHYTIC25
  • THANKFULLEST22
  • THANKFULNESS22
  • THANKSGIVERS23
  • THANKSGIVING24
  • THARBOROUGHS21
  • THAUMATOGENY21
  • THAUMATOLOGY21
  • THAUMATROPES19
  • THAUMATURGES18
  • THAUMATURGIC20
  • THAUMATURGUS18
  • THEANTHROPIC22
  • THEATERGOERS16
  • THEATERGOING17
  • THEATREGOERS16
  • THEATREGOING17
  • THEATRICALLY20
  • THEATRICISED18
  • THEATRICISES17
  • THEATRICISMS19
  • THEATRICIZED27
  • THEATRICIZES26
  • THEATROMANIA17
  • THEATROPHONE20
  • THEISTICALLY20
  • THEMATICALLY22
  • THEOBROMINES19
  • THEOCENTRISM19
  • THEOCRATICAL19
  • THEOLOGASTER16
  • THEOLOGISERS16
  • THEOLOGISING17
  • THEOLOGIZERS25
  • THEOLOGIZING26
  • THEOMACHISTS22
  • THEOMORPHISM24
  • THEOPATHETIC22
  • THEOPHOBIACS24
  • THEOPHOBISTS22
  • THEOPHYLLINE23
  • THEOPNEUSTIC19
  • THEOREMATIST17
  • THEORETICIAN17
  • THEORISATION15
  • THEORIZATION24
  • THEOSOPHICAL22
  • THEOSOPHISED21
  • THEOSOPHISES20
  • THEOSOPHISMS22
  • THEOSOPHISTS20
  • THEOSOPHIZED30
  • THEOSOPHIZES29
  • THEOTECHNIES20
  • THERAPEUTICS19
  • THERAPEUTIST17
  • THERAPHOSIDS21
  • THEREAGAINST16
  • THEREINAFTER18
  • THERETHROUGH22
  • THERIOMORPHS22
  • THERMALISING18
  • THERMALIZING27
  • THERMOCHROMY27
  • THERMOCLINES19
  • THERMOCOUPLE21
  • THERMOFORMED23
  • THERMOGENOUS18
  • THERMOGRAPHS23
  • THERMOGRAPHY26
  • THERMOHALINE20
  • THERMOKARSTS21
  • THERMOLABILE19
  • THERMOLOGIES18
  • THERMOMETERS19
  • THERMOMETRIC21
  • THERMOMOTORS19
  • THERMOPHILES22
  • THERMOPHILIC24
  • THERMOSCOPES21
  • THERMOSCOPIC23
  • THERMOSIPHON22
  • THERMOSPHERE22
  • THERMOSTABLE19
  • THERMOSTATED18
  • THERMOSTATIC19
  • THERMOTACTIC21
  • THERMOTROPIC21
  • THESMOTHETES20
  • THEURGICALLY21
  • THIEVISHNESS21
  • THIGMOTACTIC22
  • THIGMOTROPIC22
  • THIMBLEBERRY24
  • THIMBLEWEEDS23
  • THINGAMABOBS22
  • THINGAMAJIGS26
  • THINGAMYBOBS25
  • THINGAMYJIGS29
  • THINGINESSES16
  • THINGUMABOBS22
  • THINGUMAJIGS26
  • THINGUMMYBOB27
  • THINGUMMYJIG31
  • THINKINGNESS20
  • THIOALCOHOLS20
  • THIOBACILLUS19
  • THIOCYANATES20
  • THIODIGLYCOL22
  • THIOPENTONES17
  • THIORIDAZINE25
  • THIOSINAMINE17
  • THIOSULFATES18
  • THIOSULPHATE20
  • THIRDBOROUGH22
  • THIRDSTREAMS18
  • THIRTEENTHLY21
  • THISTLEDOWNS19
  • THITHERWARDS22
  • THIXOTROPIES24
  • THORACICALLY22
  • THORACOSCOPE21
  • THORACOSTOMY22
  • THORNINESSES15
  • THOROUGHBASS21
  • THOROUGHBRED22
  • THOROUGHFARE22
  • THOROUGHNESS19
  • THOROUGHPINS21
  • THOROUGHWORT22
  • THOUGHTCASTS21
  • THOUGHTFULLY25
  • THOUSANDFOLD20
  • THREADMAKERS22
  • THREATENINGS16
  • THREEPENNIES17
  • THRIFTLESSLY21
  • THRIVINGNESS19
  • THROATLASHES18
  • THROMBOCYTES24
  • THROMBOCYTIC26
  • THROMBOLYSES22
  • THROMBOLYSIS22
  • THROMBOLYTIC24
  • THROMBOXANES26
  • THROTTLEABLE17
  • THROTTLEHOLD19
  • THROUGHFARES22
  • THROUGHGAUNS20
  • THROUGHITHER22
  • THROUGHOTHER22
  • THRUPPENNIES19
  • THUGGISHNESS20
  • THUMBTACKING26
  • THUNDERBIRDS19
  • THUNDERBOLTS18
  • THUNDERBOXES25
  • THUNDERCLAPS20
  • THUNDERCLOUD19
  • THUNDERFLASH22
  • THUNDERHEADS20
  • THUNDERINGLY20
  • THUNDEROUSLY19
  • THUNDERSTONE16
  • THUNDERSTORM18
  • THYMECTOMIES24
  • THYMECTOMISE24
  • THYMECTOMIZE33
  • THYROTROPHIC25
  • THYROTROPHIN23
  • THYROTROPINS20
  • WHARFMASTERS23
  • WHATABOUTERY23
  • WHATABOUTISM22
  • WHATSHERNAME23
  • WHATSHISNAME23
  • WHATSITSNAME20
  • WHEATGRASSES19
  • WHEATSHEAVES24
  • WHEELBARROWS23
  • WHEELWRIGHTS25
  • WHEEZINESSES27
  • WHENCESOEVER23
  • WHEREAGAINST19
  • WHERETHROUGH25
  • WHEREWITHALS24
  • WHIFFLETREES24
  • WHIGMALEERIE21
  • WHILLYWHAING28
  • WHILLYWHAWED31
  • WHIMPERINGLY26
  • WHIMSICALITY25
  • WHIMSINESSES20
  • WHIPPINESSES22
  • WHIPPLETREES22
  • WHIPPOORWILL25
  • WHIPSTALLING21
  • WHIPSTITCHED26
  • WHIPSTITCHES25
  • WHISKERANDOS23
  • WHISPERINGLY24
  • WHISPEROUSLY23
  • WHISTLEPUNKS24
  • WHITEBOYISMS25
  • WHITEPAINTER20
  • WHITETHROATS21
  • WHITEWASHERS24
  • WHITEWASHING25
  • WHITHERWARDS25
  • WHITLEATHERS21
  • WHODUNITRIES19
  • WHOLEHEARTED22
  • WHOREMASTERS20
  • WHOREMASTERY23
  • WHOREMONGERS21
  • WHOREMONGERY24
  • WHORTLEBERRY23
Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 12th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C31%
  2. P29%
  3. T19%
3rd letter
  1. O23%
  2. E20%
  3. A17%
5th letter
  1. O23%
  2. T9%
  3. M8%
10th letter
  1. I23%
  2. S14%
  3. E11%
11th letter
  1. E29%
  2. I11%
  3. N11%
12th letter
  1. S49%
  2. Y8%
  3. C8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 22 in Scrabble; CHIQUICHIQUI tops the list with 40. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1515 points: 7 words
  2. 16 points: 16 words
  3. 1717 points: 63 words
  4. 18 points: 62 words
  5. 1919 points: 120 words
  6. 20 points: 99 words
  7. 2121 points: 113 words
  8. 22 points: 125 words
  9. 2323 points: 83 words
  10. 24 points: 79 words
  11. 2525 points: 66 words
  12. 26 points: 47 words
  13. 2727 points: 27 words
  14. 28 points: 19 words
  15. 2929 points: 12 words
  16. 30 points: 7 words
  17. 3131 points: 9 words
  18. 32 points: 6 words
  19. 3333 points: 3 words
  20. 34 points: 1 words
  21. 3535 points: 0 words
  22. 36 points: 1 words
  23. 3737 points: 0 words
  24. 38 points: 1 words
  25. 3939 points: 0 words
  26. 40 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHIQUICHIQUI4042Collins only
SHOWBIZZIEST3838NWL only
SHLEMOZZLING3640Collins only
PHOTOOXIDIZE3434All three
PHAGOCYTIZED3334All three
CHEQUERWORKS3334Collins only
THYMECTOMIZE3334All three
PHYSICALIZED3233NWL only
PHOSPHORIZED3232Collins only
PHAGOCYTIZES3233All three
CHICKENPOXES3235ENABLE · Collins
PHOSPHATIZED3232All three

A fixed H in position two points to several familiar openings: CH, PH, TH, and SH. The list also includes longer, less familiar terms such as PHOTOOXIDIZE and CHIQUICHIQUI. Only 24 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of recognizable vocabulary and specialist plays.

The H-second pattern at a glance

  • The pattern contains 967 words, each with H in the second position.
  • C leads the first-letter count with 302 words, followed by P with 284 and T with 179.
  • A final S is the most common ending: 469 words finish with that letter.
  • The highest tile score is CHIQUICHIQUI at 40 points.

Which 12-letter words have H second?

CHAMPIONSHIP, PHOTOGRAPHER, THANKSGIVING, and SHAREHOLDERS are examples with familiar roots and clear openings. Their first two letters show why the clue narrows the start without pointing to just one word family.

The first-letter counts confirm that variety: C, P, and T together account for most entries, while S contributes 99 and R contributes 48. Check the fixed H, then use any known opening or ending to trim candidates.

A common mistake is to treat H as the first letter because it stands out in the clue. Here, it is always second; the word begins with another letter, as in CHEMOTHERAPY or PHILANTHROPY.

How to use 12-letter words with H as the 2nd letter

For a tile-score hunt, CHIQUICHIQUI tops the examples at 40 points; SHOWBIZZIEST scores 38, and SHLEMOZZLING scores 36. These are unusual vocabulary, so a high score does not make a word easy to recognize.

Dictionary coverage differs: 912 entries appear in Collins, compared with 595 in NWL2023 and 475 in ENABLE. The lists overlap, so those counts are not separate piles to add together; check the word list for your game before committing to an obscure play.

Use the clue as a filter, not a definition. The 967 matches include only 756 defined entries, and familiar examples like PHOTOGRAPHIC sit beside specialized terms such as THYMECTOMIZE.

Questions people ask

How many 12-letter words have H as the second letter?
There are 967 tournament-dictionary entries with H in position two. The list ranges from familiar words such as THANKSGIVING to less common terms such as PHOTOOXIDIZE, so use any other known letters to narrow the choices.
Which starting letter is most common in this pattern?
C is the most common first letter, with 302 matching words. P follows with 284, then T with 179. Those counts make CH, PH, and TH productive openings to check when the second letter is already fixed as H.
What is the highest-scoring 12-letter word with H second?
CHIQUICHIQUI is the highest scorer at 40 points. SHOWBIZZIEST follows at 38, while SHLEMOZZLING scores 36. These high-value entries are uncommon words, so verify their acceptance in your game's dictionary before playing.

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