12-letter words with L as the 2nd letter

12-letter words with L as the second letter total 801, including alternatives, illustration, and the high-scoring blackjacking.

801 wordsTop pick ALTERNATIVESHighest score BLACKJACKING 34

10 of 801 are everyday words (1%). 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.

Best words to play first 801 · most-used first

  • ALTERNATIVES15
  • ILLUSTRATION12
  • FLUCTUATIONS17
  • ILLEGITIMATE15
  • ILLUMINATION14
  • ILLUSTRATING13
  • FLUORESCENCE19
  • ALPHABETICAL21
  • ILLUMINATING15
  • ELECTRICALLY19
  • SLAUGHTERING17
  • ILLUSTRATIVE15
  • ELECTROLYTES17
  • SLEDGEHAMMER21
  • ELECTRIFYING21
  • BLOODTHIRSTY21
  • ELECTRICIANS16
  • ELECTROCUTED17
  • BLACKBERRIES22
  • ILLUSTRATORS12
  • BLOCKBUSTERS22
  • BLACKMAILING23
  • ELECTROLYSIS17
  • ELIMINATIONS14
  • SLEEPWALKING22
  • FLAMETHROWER23
  • GLYCOPROTEIN20
  • PLAUSIBILITY19
  • ALLITERATION12
  • PLEASANTRIES14
  • ELECTROLYTIC19
  • ALPHANUMERIC21
  • BLOODSTAINED16
  • BLACKLISTING21
  • FLUORIDATION16
  • CLAIRVOYANCE22
  • BLOODLETTING16
  • GLIOBLASTOMA17
  • PLAINCLOTHES19
  • ALTERCATIONS14
  • ELECTROSHOCK23
  • GLADIATORIAL14
  • FLAGELLATION16
  • PLAGIARIZING25
  • SLAVEHOLDERS19
  • BLACKCURRANT22
  • ILLEGITIMACY20
  • ALLITERATIVE15

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All valid words 801

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  • ALBUMBLATTER18
  • ALBUMENISING17
  • ALBUMENIZING26
  • ALBUMINISING17
  • ALBUMINIZING26
  • ALBUMINURIAS16
  • ALCHEMICALLY24
  • ALCOHOLICITY22
  • ALCOHOLISING18
  • ALCOHOLIZING27
  • ALCYONARIANS17
  • ALDERMANLIKE19
  • ALDERMANRIES15
  • ALDERMANSHIP20
  • ALDERPERSONS15
  • ALDOLISATION13
  • ALDOLIZATION22
  • ALDOPENTOSES15
  • ALDOSTERONES13
  • ALEGGEAUNCES16
  • ALEMBICATION18
  • ALEXANDERSES20
  • ALEXANDRINES20
  • ALEXANDRITES20
  • ALEXIPHARMIC28
  • ALGOLAGNIACS16
  • ALGOLAGNISTS14
  • ALIENABILITY17
  • ALIMENTATION14
  • ALIMENTATIVE17
  • ALKALESCENCE20
  • ALKALESCENCY23
  • ALKALIMETERS18
  • ALKALIMETRIC20
  • ALKALINISING17
  • ALKALINITIES16
  • ALKALINIZING26
  • ALLEGORISERS13
  • ALLEGORISING14
  • ALLEGORIZERS22
  • ALLEGORIZING23
  • ALLELOMORPHS19
  • ALLELOPATHIC19
  • ALLEVIATIONS15
  • ALLINEATIONS12
  • ALLITERATING13
  • ALLITERATION12
  • ALLITERATIVE15
  • ALLOANTIBODY18
  • ALLOANTIGENS13
  • ALLOCHEIRIAS17
  • ALLOGRAFTING17
  • ALLOMORPHISM21
  • ALLOPATHISTS17
  • ALLOPURINOLS14
  • ALLOSAURUSES12
  • ALLOTROPICAL16
  • ALLOTROPISMS16
  • ALLOWABILITY20
  • ALLUSIVENESS15
  • ALLYCHOLLIES20
  • ALMIGHTINESS18
  • ALPHABETICAL21
  • ALPHABETISED20
  • ALPHABETISER19
  • ALPHABETISES19
  • ALPHABETIZED29
  • ALPHABETIZER28
  • ALPHABETIZES28
  • ALPHAMERICAL21
  • ALPHANUMERIC21
  • ALPHASORTING18
  • ALPROSTADILS15
  • ALSTROEMERIA14
  • ALTALTISSIMO14
  • ALTERABILITY17
  • ALTERCATIONS14
  • ALTERNATIONS12
  • ALTERNATIVES15
  • ALTIMETRICAL16
  • ALTITUDINOUS13
  • ALVEOLATIONS15
  • ALVEOLITISES15
  • ALYCOMPAINES21
  • BLABBERMOUTH23
  • BLACKBALLING23
  • BLACKBERRIED23
  • BLACKBERRIES22
  • BLACKBIRDERS23
  • BLACKBIRDING24
  • BLACKCURRANT22
  • BLACKGUARDED23
  • BLACKGUARDLY25
  • BLACKHANDERS24
  • BLACKJACKING34
  • BLACKLEADING22
  • BLACKLEGGING23
  • BLACKLISTERS20
  • BLACKLISTING21
  • BLACKMAILERS22
  • BLACKMAILING23
  • BLACKTOPPING25
  • BLACKWASHING27
  • BLADDERNOSES16
  • BLADDERWORTS19
  • BLADDERWRACK25
  • BLAMABLENESS18
  • BLAMEFULNESS19
  • BLANDISHMENT20
  • BLANKETWEEDS22
  • BLASTOCHYLES22
  • BLASTOCOELES16
  • BLASTOCOELIC18
  • BLASTODERMIC19
  • BLASTOSPHERE19
  • BLASTOSPORES16
  • BLASTULATION14
  • BLATHERSKITE21
  • BLEACHERITES19
  • BLEARINESSES14
  • BLEMISHMENTS21
  • BLENNORRHEAS17
  • BLENNORRHOEA17
  • BLETHERATION17
  • BLETHERSKATE21
  • BLIMPISHNESS21
  • BLINDFOLDING20
  • BLINDSTOREYS18
  • BLINDSTORIES15
  • BLISSFULNESS17
  • BLISTERINGLY18
  • BLITHENESSES17
  • BLITHERINGLY21
  • BLITHESOMELY22
  • BLOCKBUSTERS22
  • BLOCKBUSTING23
  • BLOCKINESSES20
  • BLOCKISHNESS23
  • BLOGOSPHERES20
  • BLOGOSPHERIC22
  • BLOKEISHNESS21
  • BLONDENESSES15
  • BLOODINESSES15
  • BLOODLETTERS15
  • BLOODLETTING16
  • BLOODMOBILES19
  • BLOODSTAINED16
  • BLOODSTREAMS17
  • BLOODSUCKERS21
  • BLOODSUCKING22
  • BLOODTHIRSTY21
  • BLOWKARTINGS22
  • BLOWSINESSES17
  • BLOWTORCHING23
  • BLOWZINESSES26
  • BLUEJACKINGS28
  • BLUEPRINTING17
  • BLUESNARFING18
  • BLUESTOCKING21
  • BLUISHNESSES17
  • BLUNDERINGLY19
  • BLURRINESSES14
  • BLUSTERINGLY18
  • BLUSTEROUSLY17
  • CLADOGENESES16
  • CLADOGENESIS16
  • CLADOGENETIC18
  • CLADOPHYLLUM25
  • CLADOSPORIUM19
  • CLAIRAUDIENT15
  • CLAIRSCHACHS24
  • CLAIRVOYANCE22
  • CLAIRVOYANCY25
  • CLAIRVOYANTS20
  • CLAMJAMFRIES28
  • CLAMJAMPHRIE30
  • CLAMMINESSES18
  • CLANGOROUSLY18
  • CLANJAMFRAYS29
  • CLANNISHNESS17
  • CLAPBOARDING20
  • CLAPPERBOARD21
  • CLAPPERCLAWS23
  • CLAPTRAPPERY23
  • CLARINETISTS14
  • CLARINETTIST14
  • CLASSICALISM18
  • CLASSICALIST16
  • CLASSICALITY19
  • CLASSICISING17
  • CLASSICISTIC18
  • CLASSICIZING26
  • CLASSIFIABLE19
  • CLASSINESSES14
  • CLATTERINGLY18
  • CLAUDICATION17
  • CLAUSTRATION14
  • CLAVECINISTS19
  • CLAVICEMBALO23
  • CLAVIERISTIC19
  • CLEANABILITY19
  • CLEARCUTTING17
  • CLEARSTORIED15
  • CLEARSTORIES14
  • CLEAVABILITY22
  • CLEISTOGAMIC19
  • CLENBUTEROLS16
  • CLEPTOMANIAC20
  • CLEPTOMANIAS18
  • CLERESTORIED15
  • CLERESTORIES14
  • CLERGYPERSON20
  • CLERICALISMS18
  • CLERICALISTS16
  • CLEROMANCIES18
  • CLEVERNESSES17
  • CLICKSTREAMS22
  • CLIFFHANGERS24
  • CLIFFHANGING25
  • CLIMACTERICS20
  • CLIMATICALLY21
  • CLIMATOLOGIC19
  • CLINDAMYCINS22
  • CLINGINESSES15
  • CLINGINGNESS16
  • CLINICALNESS16
  • CLINOCHLORES19
  • CLINOMETRIES16
  • CLIOMETRICAL18
  • CLIQUINESSES23
  • CLIQUISHNESS26
  • CLISTOGAMIES17
  • CLITORECTOMY21
  • CLOCKMAKINGS27
  • CLODDISHNESS19
  • CLOGGINESSES16
  • CLOISONNAGES15
  • CLOISTRESSES14
  • CLOMIPRAMINE20
  • CLOPIDOGRELS18
  • CLOSEMOUTHED20
  • CLOSTRIDIUMS17
  • CLOTHESHORSE20
  • CLOTHESLINED18
  • CLOTHESLINES17
  • CLOTHESPRESS19
  • CLOTRIMAZOLE25
  • CLOTTINESSES14
  • CLOUDBERRIES17
  • CLOUDINESSES15
  • CLOVERLEAVES20
  • CLOWNISHNESS20
  • CLOXACILLINS23
  • CLUBBABILITY23
  • CLUBBINESSES18
  • CLUBMANSHIPS23
  • CLUELESSNESS14
  • CLUMPINESSES18
  • CLUMSINESSES16
  • CLUSTERINGLY18
  • ELABORATIONS14
  • ELASMOBRANCH21
  • ELASMOSAURUS14
  • ELASTICATING15
  • ELASTICATION14
  • ELASTICISING15
  • ELASTICITIES14
  • ELASTICIZING24
  • ELATEDNESSES13
  • ELDERBERRIES15
  • ELDERFLOWERS19
  • ELECTABILITY19
  • ELECTIONEERS14
  • ELECTIVENESS17
  • ELECTIVITIES17
  • ELECTORESSES14
  • ELECTORSHIPS19
  • ELECTRICALLY19
  • ELECTRICIANS16
  • ELECTRIFIERS17
  • ELECTRIFYING21
  • ELECTROCLASH19
  • ELECTROCUTED17
  • ELECTROCUTES16
  • ELECTROCYTES19
  • ELECTROFLUOR17
  • ELECTROFORMS19
  • ELECTROGENIC17
  • ELECTROGRAMS17
  • ELECTROGRAPH20
  • ELECTROLIERS14
  • ELECTROLYSED18
  • ELECTROLYSER17
  • ELECTROLYSES17
  • ELECTROLYSIS17
  • ELECTROLYTES17
  • ELECTROLYTIC19
  • ELECTROLYZED27
  • ELECTROLYZER26
  • ELECTROLYZES26
  • ELECTROMERIC18
  • ELECTROMETER16
  • ELECTROMETRY19
  • ELECTROMOTOR16
  • ELECTRONICAS16
  • ELECTRONVOLT17
  • ELECTROPHILE19
  • ELECTROPHONE19
  • ELECTROPHORI19
  • ELECTROPLATE16
  • ELECTROPOLAR16
  • ELECTROSCOPE18
  • ELECTROSHOCK23
  • ELECTROSONDE15
  • ELECTROTINTS14
  • ELECTROTONIC16
  • ELECTROTONUS14
  • ELECTROTYPED20
  • ELECTROTYPER19
  • ELECTROTYPES19
  • ELECTROTYPIC21
  • ELEEMOSYNARY20
  • ELEMENTALISM16
  • ELEMENTARIES14
  • ELEMENTARILY17
  • ELEUTHERARCH20
  • ELFISHNESSES18
  • ELICITATIONS14
  • ELIMINATIONS14
  • ELLIPSOGRAPH20
  • ELLIPTICALLY19
  • ELOCUTIONARY17
  • ELOCUTIONIST14
  • ELUCIDATIONS15
  • ELUCUBRATING17
  • ELUCUBRATION16
  • ELUTRIATIONS12
  • ELVISHNESSES18
  • ELYTRIGEROUS16
  • FLABBERGASTS20
  • FLABBINESSES19
  • FLABELLATION17
  • FLABELLIFORM22
  • FLACCIDITIES20
  • FLAGELLATING17
  • FLAGELLATION16
  • FLAGELLATORS16
  • FLAGELLATORY19
  • FLAGELLIFORM21
  • FLAGGINESSES17
  • FLAGITATIONS16
  • FLAGITIOUSLY19
  • FLAGRANTNESS16
  • FLAMBOYANCES24
  • FLAMBOYANTES22
  • FLAMBOYANTLY25
  • FLAMEPROOFED23
  • FLAMEPROOFER22
  • FLAMETHROWER23
  • FLAMMABILITY24
  • FLAMMIFEROUS22
  • FLAMMULATION19
  • FLANNELBOARD18
  • FLANNELETTES15
  • FLANNELGRAPH21
  • FLAPPERHOODS23
  • FLASHBACKING27
  • FLASHFORWARD25
  • FLASHINESSES18
  • FLASHMOBBING25
  • FLATPICKINGS24
  • FLATTERINGLY19
  • FLATTEROUSLY18
  • FLATULENCIES17
  • FLAUGHTERING20
  • FLAVIVIRUSES21
  • FLAVOPROTEIN20
  • FLAVOURFULLY24
  • FLAWLESSNESS18
  • FLECTIONLESS17
  • FLEECINESSES17
  • FLEETINGNESS16
  • FLESHINESSES18
  • FLESHMONGERS21
  • FLEXECUTIVES27
  • FLEXIBLENESS24
  • FLEXITARIANS22
  • FLEXOGRAPHIC30
  • FLICKERINGLY25
  • FLICKERTAILS21
  • FLIGHTSEEING20
  • FLIMFLAMMERS24
  • FLIMFLAMMERY27
  • FLIMFLAMMING25
  • FLIMSINESSES17
  • FLINTINESSES15
  • FLIPFLOPPING25
  • FLIPPANTNESS19
  • FLITTERMOUSE17
  • FLOATABILITY20
  • FLOCCULATING20
  • FLOCCULATION19
  • FLOCCULATORS19
  • FLOCCULENCES21
  • FLOCCULENTLY22
  • FLOODLIGHTED21
  • FLOORWALKERS22
  • FLOPPINESSES19
  • FLORESCENCES19
  • FLORICULTURE17
  • FLORIDNESSES16
  • FLORILEGIUMS18
  • FLOWCHARTING24
  • FLOWERBEARER20
  • FLOWMETERING21
  • FLUCONAZOLES26
  • FLUCTUATIONS17
  • FLUEGELHORNS19
  • FLUENTNESSES15
  • FLUFFINESSES21
  • FLUIDEXTRACT25
  • FLUIDISATION16
  • FLUIDIZATION25
  • FLUORAPATITE17
  • FLUORESCEINE17
  • FLUORESCEINS17
  • FLUORESCENCE19
  • FLUORESCENTS17
  • FLUORIDATING17
  • FLUORIDATION16
  • FLUORIDISING17
  • FLUORIDIZING26
  • FLUORIMETERS17
  • FLUORIMETRIC19
  • FLUORINATING16
  • FLUORINATION15
  • FLUOROCARBON19
  • FLUOROCHROME22
  • FLUOROGRAPHY24
  • FLUOROMETERS17
  • FLUOROMETRIC19
  • FLUOROPHORES20
  • FLUOROSCOPED20
  • FLUOROSCOPES19
  • FLUOROSCOPIC21
  • FLUOROURACIL17
  • FLUPHENAZINE29
  • FLUSTERMENTS17
  • FLUSTRATIONS15
  • FLUTTERBOARD18
  • FLUTTERINGLY19
  • FLUVIOMARINE20
  • FLUVOXAMINES27
  • GLABROUSNESS15
  • GLACIOLOGIES16
  • GLACIOLOGIST16
  • GLADIATORIAL14
  • GLADIATORIAN14
  • GLADSOMENESS16
  • GLADWRAPPING22
  • GLAIRINESSES13
  • GLAMOURISING16
  • GLAMOURIZING25
  • GLAMOUROUSLY18
  • GLANDIFEROUS17
  • GLANDULOUSLY17
  • GLASSBLOWERS18
  • GLASSBLOWING19
  • GLASSINESSES13
  • GLASSMAKINGS20
  • GLASSPAPERED18
  • GLASSWORKERS20
  • GLASSYHEADED21
  • GLAUCESCENCE19
  • GLAUCOMATOUS17
  • GLAUCOUSNESS15
  • GLIMMERINGLY21
  • GLIOBLASTOMA17
  • GLISTENINGLY17
  • GLISTERINGLY17
  • GLITTERINGLY17
  • GLITZINESSES22
  • GLOBEFLOWERS21
  • GLOBETROTTED16
  • GLOBETROTTER15
  • GLOBIGERINAE16
  • GLOBIGERINAS16
  • GLOBULARNESS15
  • GLOCKENSPIEL21
  • GLOMERATIONS15
  • GLOOMINESSES15
  • GLORIOUSNESS13
  • GLOSSARIALLY16
  • GLOSSINESSES13
  • GLOSSODYNIAS17
  • GLOSSOGRAPHY22
  • GLOSSOLALIAS13
  • GLOSSOLALIST13
  • GLOSSOLOGIES14
  • GLOSSOLOGIST14
  • GLOSSOPHOBES20
  • GLOSSOPHOBIA20
  • GLOSSOPHOBIC22
  • GLOTTOLOGIES14
  • GLUCOKINASES19
  • GLUCOPROTEIN17
  • GLUCOSAMINES17
  • GLUCOSIDASES16
  • GLUCURONIDES16
  • GLUTAMINASES15
  • GLUTATHIONES16
  • GLUTETHIMIDE19
  • GLUTTONISING14
  • GLUTTONIZING23
  • GLUTTONOUSLY16
  • GLYCERINATED19
  • GLYCERINATES18
  • GLYCOGENESES19
  • GLYCOGENESIS19
  • GLYCOGENETIC21
  • GLYCOPEPTIDE23
  • GLYCOPROTEIN20
  • GLYCOSIDASES19
  • GLYCOSYLATED22
  • GLYCOSYLATES21
  • GLYPHOGRAPHS27
  • GLYPHOGRAPHY30
  • GLYPTOGRAPHY27
  • GLYPTOTHECAE23
  • ILLAQUEATING22
  • ILLAQUEATION21
  • ILLEGALISING14
  • ILLEGALITIES13
  • ILLEGALIZING23
  • ILLEGIBILITY18
  • ILLEGITIMACY20
  • ILLEGITIMATE15
  • ILLIBERALISE14
  • ILLIBERALISM16
  • ILLIBERALITY17
  • ILLIBERALIZE23
  • ILLIMITATION14
  • ILLIQUATIONS21
  • ILLITERACIES14
  • ILLITERATELY15
  • ILLOGICALITY18
  • ILLUMINANCES16
  • ILLUMINATING15
  • ILLUMINATION14
  • ILLUMINATIVE17
  • ILLUMINATORS14
  • ILLUSIONISMS14
  • ILLUSIONISTS12
  • ILLUSIVENESS15
  • ILLUSORINESS12
  • ILLUSTRATEDS13
  • ILLUSTRATING13
  • ILLUSTRATION12
  • ILLUSTRATIVE15
  • ILLUSTRATORS12
  • ILLUSTRATORY15
  • ILLUVIATIONS15
  • KLEINHUISIES19
  • KLENDUSITIES17
  • KLEPTOCRATIC22
  • KLEPTOMANIAC22
  • KLEPTOMANIAS20
  • KLETTERSCHUH24
  • KLIPSPRINGER21
  • KLUTZINESSES25
  • OLALLIEBERRY17
  • OLEAGINOUSLY16
  • OLEANDOMYCIN20
  • OLEOGRAPHIES18
  • OLEOMARGARIN15
  • OLEORESINOUS12
  • OLERICULTURE14
  • OLFACTOMETER19
  • OLFACTOMETRY22
  • OLFACTRONICS19
  • OLIGARCHICAL20
  • OLIGOCHAETES18
  • OLIGOCHROMES20
  • OLIGOPEPTIDE18
  • OLIGOPHAGIES19
  • OLIGOPHAGOUS19
  • OLIGOPOLISTS15
  • OLIGOPSONIES15
  • OLIGOSPERMIA17
  • OLIGOTROPHIC20
  • PLACABLENESS18
  • PLACEHOLDERS20
  • PLACEKICKERS26
  • PLACEKICKING27
  • PLACENTATION16
  • PLACENTIFORM21
  • PLACENTOLOGY20
  • PLACIDNESSES17
  • PLAGIARISERS15
  • PLAGIARISING16
  • PLAGIARISTIC17
  • PLAGIARIZERS24
  • PLAGIARIZING25
  • PLAGIOCLASES17
  • PLAGIOCLIMAX26
  • PLAGIOSTOMES17
  • PLAGIOTROPIC19
  • PLAINCLOTHES19
  • PLANETARIUMS16
  • PLANETESIMAL16
  • PLANIMETRIES16
  • PLANISPHERES19
  • PLANISPHERIC21
  • PLANLESSNESS14
  • PLANOCONCAVE21
  • PLANOGAMETES17
  • PLANOGRAPHIC22
  • PLANOMETRIES16
  • PLANTIGRADES16
  • PLASMALEMMAS20
  • PLASMINOGENS17
  • PLASMODESMAS19
  • PLASMOGAMIES19
  • PLASMOLYSING20
  • PLASMOLYZING29
  • PLASMOSOMATA18
  • PLASTERBOARD17
  • PLASTERINESS14
  • PLASTERSTONE14
  • PLASTERWORKS21
  • PLASTICISERS16
  • PLASTICISING17
  • PLASTICITIES16
  • PLASTICIZERS25
  • PLASTICIZING26
  • PLASTICWARES19
  • PLASTINATION14
  • PLASTOCYANIN19
  • PLASTOGAMIES17
  • PLASTOMETERS16
  • PLASTOMETRIC18
  • PLATANACEOUS16
  • PLATEMAKINGS21
  • PLATEMARKING21
  • PLATFORMINGS20
  • PLATINOTYPES19
  • PLATITUDINAL15
  • PLATONICALLY19
  • PLATYRRHINES20
  • PLAUSIBILITY19
  • PLAYBOATINGS20
  • PLAYTHROUGHS24
  • PLAYWRITINGS21
  • PLEASANTNESS14
  • PLEASANTRIES14
  • PLEASINGNESS15
  • PLEASURELESS14
  • PLEBEIANISED17
  • PLEBEIANISES16
  • PLEBEIANISMS18
  • PLEBEIANIZED26
  • PLEBEIANIZES25
  • PLEBISCITARY21
  • PLECOPTERANS18
  • PLECOPTEROUS18
  • PLECTOGNATHS20
  • PLEINAIRISMS16
  • PLEINAIRISTS14
  • PLEIOCHASIUM21
  • PLEIOTROPIES16
  • PLEIOTROPISM18
  • PLENIPOTENCE18
  • PLENIPOTENCY21
  • PLENISHMENTS19
  • PLEOCHROISMS21
  • PLEOMORPHIES21
  • PLEOMORPHISM23
  • PLEOMORPHOUS21
  • PLEONASTICAL16
  • PLEROCERCOID19
  • PLEROPHORIAS19
  • PLEROPHORIES19
  • PLESSIMETERS16
  • PLESSIMETRIC18
  • PLEURODYNIAS18
  • PLEUROTOMIES16
  • PLEXIGLASSES22
  • PLEXIMETRIES23
  • PLIABILITIES16
  • PLIANTNESSES14
  • PLODDINGNESS17
  • PLOTLESSNESS14
  • PLOTTINESSES14
  • PLOUGHSHARES21
  • PLOUGHSTAFFS24
  • PLOUGHWRIGHT25
  • PLOWMANSHIPS24
  • PLUCKINESSES20
  • PLUMBAGINOUS19
  • PLUMBIFEROUS21
  • PLUMULACEOUS18
  • PLUMULARIANS16
  • PLURILITERAL14
  • PLURILOCULAR16
  • PLURIPOTENCY21
  • PLURISERIATE14
  • PLUSHINESSES17
  • PLUTOCRACIES18
  • PLUTOLATRIES14
  • PLUTOLOGISTS15
  • PLUTONOMISTS16
  • PLUVIOMETERS19
  • PLUVIOMETRIC21
  • SLABBINESSES16
  • SLACKTIVISMS23
  • SLANDEROUSLY16
  • SLANGINESSES13
  • SLANTINGWAYS19
  • SLAPHAPPIEST21
  • SLAUGHTERERS16
  • SLAUGHTERIES16
  • SLAUGHTERING17
  • SLAUGHTERMAN18
  • SLAUGHTERMEN18
  • SLAUGHTEROUS16
  • SLAVEHOLDERS19
  • SLAVEHOLDING20
  • SLAVOCRACIES19
  • SLEAZINESSES21
  • SLEDGEHAMMER21
  • SLEEPINESSES14
  • SLEEPWALKERS21
  • SLEEPWALKING22
  • SLEEPYHEADED22
  • SLEETINESSES12
  • SLENDERISING14
  • SLENDERIZING23
  • SLEUTHHOUNDS19
  • SLICKENSIDED20
  • SLICKENSIDES19
  • SLIGHTNESSES16
  • SLINKINESSES16
  • SLIPCOVERING20
  • SLIPPERINESS16
  • SLIPPERWORTS19
  • SLIPPINESSES16
  • SLIPSHEETING18
  • SLIPSHODNESS18
  • SLIPSTITCHED20
  • SLIPSTITCHES19
  • SLIPSTREAMED17
  • SLOBBISHNESS19
  • SLOCKDOLAGER20
  • SLOCKDOLIGER20
  • SLOCKDOLOGER20
  • SLOGANEERING14
  • SLOGANISINGS14
  • SLOGANIZINGS23
  • SLOPPINESSES16
  • SLOTHFULNESS18
  • SLOVENLINESS15
  • SLUBBERINGLY20
  • SLUGGARDISED16
  • SLUGGARDISES15
  • SLUGGARDIZED25
  • SLUGGARDIZES24
  • SLUGGARDNESS15
  • SLUGGISHNESS17
  • SLUMBERINGLY20
  • SLUMBERLANDS17
  • SLUMBEROUSLY19
  • SLUMGULLIONS15
  • SLUMMINESSES16
  • SLUMPFLATION19
  • SLUSHINESSES15
  • SLUTTISHNESS15
  • ULCEROUSNESS14
  • ULTIMATENESS14
  • ULTRACAREFUL17
  • ULTRACOMPACT20
  • ULTRADISTANT13
  • ULTRAFILTERS15
  • ULTRAHEATING16
  • ULTRALEFTISM17
  • ULTRALEFTIST15
  • ULTRALIBERAL14
  • ULTRAMARINES14
  • ULTRAMONTANE14
  • ULTRAMUNDANE15
  • ULTRAPRECISE16
  • ULTRARADICAL15
  • ULTRAREALISM14
  • ULTRAREALIST12
  • ULTRAREFINED16
  • ULTRASENSUAL12
  • ULTRASERIOUS12
  • ULTRAVACUUMS19
  • ULTRAVIOLENT15
  • ULTRAVIOLETS15
  • ULTRAVIRUSES15
  • ULTRONEOUSLY15
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 12th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. A28%
  2. E19%
  3. U13%
5th letter
  1. T16%
  2. S8%
  3. O8%
6th letter
  1. I18%
  2. O12%
  3. E11%
10th letter
  1. I29%
  2. S15%
  3. E13%
11th letter
  1. E28%
  2. N15%
  3. S9%
12th letter
  1. S50%
  2. G10%
  3. Y10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; BLACKJACKING tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 14 words
  2. 13 points: 18 words
  3. 1414 points: 70 words
  4. 15 points: 65 words
  5. 1616 points: 93 words
  6. 17 points: 97 words
  7. 1818 points: 66 words
  8. 19 points: 95 words
  9. 2020 points: 70 words
  10. 21 points: 61 words
  11. 2222 points: 39 words
  12. 23 points: 33 words
  13. 2424 points: 20 words
  14. 25 points: 22 words
  15. 2626 points: 14 words
  16. 27 points: 11 words
  17. 2828 points: 5 words
  18. 29 points: 4 words
  19. 3030 points: 3 words
  20. 31 points: 0 words
  21. 3232 points: 0 words
  22. 33 points: 0 words
  23. 3434 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BLACKJACKING3442All three
FLEXOGRAPHIC3033All three
CLAMJAMPHRIE3036Collins only
GLYPHOGRAPHY3031Collins only
ALPHABETIZED2931All three
FLUPHENAZINE2933All three
PLASMOLYZING2934All three
CLANJAMFRAYS2934Collins only
ALPHABETIZES2830All three
ALEXIPHARMIC2831Collins only
CLAMJAMFRIES2834Collins only
ALPHABETIZER2830All three

The pattern ranges from familiar forms such as alternatives and illumination to specialist vocabulary like flexographic. Just 10 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many uncommon terms. The collection spans several tournament dictionaries, whose word lists overlap rather than forming separate groups.

12-letter words with L as the second letter

  • There are 801 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Only 10 are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • A definition is available for 601 of the matching words.
  • P leads 123 words; F leads 114, making them the two most common first letters.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, shared by 399 words.

Which word patterns stand out?

The opening letter changes the feel of the pattern: alternatives and alphabetical begin with A, while fluctuations and fluorescence begin with F. P leads the set with 123 words, ahead of F at 114 and C at 96. Those three starting letters account for a noticeable share of the available choices.

Plural and verb forms help explain the S-heavy endings: 399 words finish in S, far ahead of G at 82 and Y at 77. Examples include alternatives, fluctuations, and eliminations. A useful solving move is to test a likely final S before spending guesses on less common endings such as R, which appears on 21 words.

How to use 12-letter words with L as the second letter

For a high raw tile score, blackjacking leads at 34 points. Flexographic, clamjamphrie, and glyphography each score 30; alphabetized reaches 29. These are scoring targets, not everyday vocabulary, and a board's premium squares can change the final result.

Only 10 entries are common by the frequency measure, so this pattern is better for matching a long clue than for guessing ordinary conversation words. Dictionary coverage also differs: 761 words appear in Collins, 514 in NWL2023, and 419 in ENABLE, with overlap between those counts. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

What are some common 12-letter words with L as the second letter?
Alternatives, illustration, and illumination are recognizable examples with L in position two. The full set has 801 words, but only 10 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar choices make up a small portion of the pattern.
Which 12-letter word with L as the second letter scores the most?
Blackjacking scores 34 points, the highest raw tile score among these entries. Flexographic, clamjamphrie, and glyphography each score 30. Premium squares can raise a board play, while the opposing rack and placement still determine whether the word fits.
Do most of these words end in S?
Yes. A total of 399 matching words end in S, compared with 82 ending in G and 77 ending in Y. Alternatives, fluctuations, and eliminations show how plural or inflected forms contribute to the strong S ending pattern.

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