12-letter words with M as the 2nd letter

12-letter words with M as the 2nd letter number 363, from IMPROVEMENTS and EMBARRASSING to the 36-point scorer EMBEZZLEMENT.

363 wordsTop pick IMPROVEMENTSHighest score EMBEZZLEMENT 36

7 of 363 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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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.

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Best words to play first 363 · most-used first

IMPROVEMENTS₂₁
EMBARRASSING₁₇
IMPLICATIONS₁₈
IMPLEMENTING₁₉
IMPRISONMENT₁₈
IMPOVERISHED₂₃
EMANCIPATION₁₈
AMALGAMATION₁₇
EMPHATICALLY₂₄
IMPENETRABLE₁₈
IMAGINATIONS₁₅
EMBEZZLEMENT₃₆
IMMUNIZATION₂₅
IMPLANTATION₁₆
AMORTIZATION₂₃
IMPRESSIVELY₂₂
IMPARTIALITY₁₉
IMMEASURABLE₁₈
AMPHITHEATRE₂₂
AMPHETAMINES₂₁
IMPERFECTION₂₁
AMPHITHEATER₂₂
IMPERSONATOR₁₆
IMMORTALIZED₂₆
IMMEASURABLY₂₁
IMPERIALISTS₁₆
IMMACULATELY₂₁
IMMUNISATION₁₆
SMARTWATCHES₂₂
AMBIDEXTROUS₂₄
IMPERSONATED₁₇
IMPERMANENCE₂₀
IMMORTALISED₁₇
EMBELLISHING₂₀
IMPREGNATING₁₈
IMPERTINENCE₁₈
IMPREGNATION₁₇
EMPLACEMENTS₂₀
SMALLHOLDERS₁₈
IMPERISHABLE₂₁
EMBOLIZATION₂₅
IMPERSONATES₁₆
EMBROIDERIES₁₇
OMNIPRESENCE₁₈
AMELIORATION₁₄
AMALGAMATING₁₈
IMMUNOLOGIST₁₇
EMBROIDERING₁₈

Showing the top 48 of 363 words. See every valid word

All valid words 363

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

AMALGAMATING₁₈
AMALGAMATION₁₇
AMALGAMATIVE₂₀
AMALGAMATORS₁₇
AMATEURISHLY₂₀
AMATEURSHIPS₁₉
AMAZEDNESSES₂₄
AMAZONSTONES₂₃
AMBASSADRESS₁₇
AMBIDEXTROUS₂₄
AMBIOPHONIES₂₁
AMBITIONLESS₁₆
AMBIVALENCES₂₁
AMBIVALENTLY₂₂
AMBIVERSIONS₁₉
AMBLYGONITES₂₀
AMBULANCEMAN₂₀
AMBULANCEMEN₂₀
AMBULATORIES₁₆
AMBULATORILY₁₉
AMELIORATING₁₅
AMELIORATION₁₄
AMELIORATIVE₁₇
AMELIORATORS₁₄
AMELIORATORY₁₇
AMELOGENESES₁₅
AMELOGENESIS₁₅
AMENABLENESS₁₆
AMENORRHOEAS₁₇
AMENTIFEROUS₁₇
AMERCIAMENTS₁₈
AMETABOLISMS₁₈
AMIABILITIES₁₆
AMIANTHOIDAL₁₈
AMICABLENESS₁₈
AMINOBENZOIC₂₇
AMINOBUTENES₁₆
AMINOPHENOLS₁₉
AMINOPTERINS₁₆
AMINOPYRINES₁₉
AMISSIBILITY₁₉
AMITOTICALLY₁₉
AMMONIATIONS₁₆
AMMUNITIONED₁₇
AMOBARBITALS₁₈
AMONTILLADOS₁₅
AMORTISATION₁₄
AMORTISEMENT₁₆
AMORTIZATION₂₃
AMORTIZEMENT₂₅
AMOXICILLINS₂₃
AMOXYCILLINS₂₆
AMPELOGRAPHY₂₅
AMPELOPSISES₁₈
AMPEROMETRIC₂₀
AMPHETAMINES₂₁
AMPHIBIOUSLY₂₄
AMPHIBLASTIC₂₃
AMPHIBOLITES₂₁
AMPHIBRACHIC₂₈
AMPHICOELOUS₂₁
AMPHICTYONIC₂₆
AMPHIDENTATE₂₀
AMPHIDIPLOID₂₃
AMPHIGASTRIA₂₀
AMPHISBAENAE₂₁
AMPHISBAENAS₂₁
AMPHISBAENIC₂₃
AMPHISTOMOUS₂₁
AMPHISTYLARS₂₂
AMPHITHEATER₂₂
AMPHITHEATRE₂₂
AMPHITHECIUM₂₆
AMPHITROPOUS₂₁
AMPULLACEOUS₁₈
AMYGDALOIDAL₂₀
AMYLOPECTINS₂₁
AMYOTROPHIES₂₂
EMANCIPATING₁₉
EMANCIPATION₁₈
EMANCIPATIVE₂₁
EMANCIPATORS₁₈
EMANCIPATORY₂₁
EMARGINATELY₁₈
EMARGINATING₁₆
EMARGINATION₁₅
EMASCULATING₁₇
EMASCULATION₁₆
EMASCULATIVE₁₉
EMASCULATORS₁₆
EMASCULATORY₁₉
EMBARCADEROS₁₉
EMBARCATIONS₁₈
EMBARKATIONS₂₀
EMBARQUEMENT₂₇
EMBARRASSING₁₇
EMBATTLEMENT₁₈
EMBEDDEDNESS₁₉
EMBELLISHERS₁₉
EMBELLISHING₂₀
EMBEZZLEMENT₃₆
EMBITTERINGS₁₇
EMBITTERMENT₁₈
EMBLAZONMENT₂₇
EMBLAZONRIES₂₅
EMBLEMATICAL₂₀
EMBLEMATISED₁₉
EMBLEMATISES₁₈
EMBLEMATISTS₁₈
EMBLEMATIZED₂₈
EMBLEMATIZES₂₇
EMBLOSSOMING₁₉
EMBOITEMENTS₁₈
EMBOLISATION₁₆
EMBOLIZATION₂₅
EMBOURGEOISE₁₇
EMBOWELMENTS₂₁
EMBOWERMENTS₂₁
EMBRACEMENTS₂₀
EMBRANCHMENT₂₃
EMBROCATIONS₁₈
EMBROIDERERS₁₇
EMBROIDERIES₁₇
EMBROIDERING₁₈
EMBROILMENTS₁₈
EMBRYOGENIES₂₀
EMBRYOLOGIES₂₀
EMBRYOLOGIST₂₀
EMBRYOPHYTES₂₇
EMBRYOTOMIES₂₁
EMETOPHOBIAS₂₁
EMIGRATIONAL₁₅
EMISSIVITIES₁₇
EMMENAGOGUES₁₈
EMMENOLOGIES₁₇
EMOLLESCENCE₁₈
EMOLUMENTARY₁₉
EMOTIONALISE₁₄
EMOTIONALISM₁₆
EMOTIONALIST₁₄
EMOTIONALITY₁₇
EMOTIONALIZE₂₃
EMPANELMENTS₁₈
EMPANOPLYING₂₂
EMPARADISING₁₈
EMPARLAUNCES₁₈
EMPASSIONATE₁₆
EMPATHICALLY₂₄
EMPERORSHIPS₂₁
EMPHATICALLY₂₄
EMPIECEMENTS₂₀
EMPLACEMENTS₂₀
EMPLASTERING₁₇
EMPOISONMENT₁₈
EMPOVERISHED₂₃
EMPOVERISHER₂₂
EMPOVERISHES₂₂
EMPOWERMENTS₂₁
EMPRESSEMENT₁₈
EMPYREUMATIC₂₃
EMULATRESSES₁₄
EMULSIFIABLE₁₉
EMULSIONISED₁₅
EMULSIONISES₁₄
EMULSIONIZED₂₄
EMULSIONIZES₂₃
IMAGINATIONS₁₅
IMAGINEERING₁₆
IMBECILITIES₁₈
IMBIBITIONAL₁₈
IMBRICATIONS₁₈
IMIDACLOPRID₂₀
IMITABLENESS₁₆
IMMACULACIES₂₀
IMMACULATELY₂₁
IMMANENTISMS₁₈
IMMANENTISTS₁₆
IMMATERIALLY₁₉
IMMATURENESS₁₆
IMMATURITIES₁₆
IMMEASURABLE₁₈
IMMEASURABLY₂₁
IMMEDIATISMS₁₉
IMMEMORIALLY₂₁
IMMENSURABLE₁₈
IMMERSIONISM₁₈
IMMERSIONIST₁₆
IMMETHODICAL₂₂
IMMIGRATIONS₁₇
IMMINENTNESS₁₆
IMMISERATING₁₇
IMMISERATION₁₆
IMMISERISING₁₇
IMMISERIZING₂₆
IMMOBILISERS₁₈
IMMOBILISING₁₉
IMMOBILITIES₁₈
IMMOBILIZERS₂₇
IMMOBILIZING₂₈
IMMODERACIES₁₉
IMMODERATELY₂₀
IMMODERATION₁₇
IMMORALITIES₁₆
IMMORTALISED₁₇
IMMORTALISER₁₆
IMMORTALISES₁₆
IMMORTALIZED₂₆
IMMORTALIZER₂₅
IMMORTALIZES₂₅
IMMOTILITIES₁₆
IMMOVABILITY₂₄
IMMUNISATION₁₆
IMMUNIZATION₂₅
IMMUNOASSAYS₁₉
IMMUNOLOGIES₁₇
IMMUNOLOGIST₁₇
IMMUNOTOXINS₂₃
IMMUTABILITY₂₁
IMPANELMENTS₁₈
IMPANNELLING₁₇
IMPARADISING₁₈
IMPARKATIONS₂₀
IMPARTATIONS₁₆
IMPARTIALITY₁₉
IMPASSIONATE₁₆
IMPASSIONING₁₇
IMPASTATIONS₁₆
IMPEACHMENTS₂₃
IMPECCANCIES₂₂
IMPEDIMENTAL₁₉
IMPENDENCIES₁₉
IMPENETRABLE₁₈
IMPENETRABLY₂₁
IMPENETRATED₁₇
IMPENETRATES₁₆
IMPENITENCES₁₈
IMPENITENTLY₁₉
IMPERATIVELY₂₂
IMPERATORIAL₁₆
IMPERCEPTION₂₀
IMPERCEPTIVE₂₃
IMPERCIPIENT₂₀
IMPERFECTEST₂₁
IMPERFECTION₂₁
IMPERFECTIVE₂₄
IMPERFORABLE₂₁
IMPERFORATED₂₀
IMPERIALISED₁₇
IMPERIALISES₁₆
IMPERIALISMS₁₈
IMPERIALISTS₁₆
IMPERIALIZED₂₆
IMPERIALIZES₂₅
IMPERIALNESS₁₆
IMPERILMENTS₁₈
IMPERISHABLE₂₁
IMPERISHABLY₂₄
IMPERMANENCE₂₀
IMPERMANENCY₂₃
IMPERSISTENT₁₆
IMPERSONALLY₁₉
IMPERSONATED₁₇
IMPERSONATES₁₆
IMPERSONATOR₁₆
IMPERTINENCE₁₈
IMPERTINENCY₂₁
IMPERVIOUSLY₂₂
IMPETICOSSED₁₉
IMPETICOSSES₁₈
IMPETIGINOUS₁₇
IMPETRATIONS₁₆
IMPIERCEABLE₂₀
IMPIGNORATED₁₈
IMPIGNORATES₁₇
IMPINGEMENTS₁₉
IMPISHNESSES₁₉
IMPLANTATION₁₆
IMPLEMENTERS₁₈
IMPLEMENTING₁₉
IMPLEMENTORS₁₈
IMPLICATIONS₁₈
IMPLICATURES₁₈
IMPLICITNESS₁₈
IMPLORATIONS₁₆
IMPOLITENESS₁₆
IMPONDERABLE₁₉
IMPONDERABLY₂₂
IMPORTANCIES₁₈
IMPORTATIONS₁₆
IMPORTUNINGS₁₇
IMPOSINGNESS₁₇
IMPOSTHUMATE₂₁
IMPOSTUMATED₁₉
IMPOSTUMATES₁₈
IMPOTENTNESS₁₆
IMPOUNDMENTS₁₉
IMPOVERISHED₂₃
IMPOVERISHER₂₂
IMPOVERISHES₂₂
IMPRECATIONS₁₈
IMPRECISIONS₁₈
IMPREGNATING₁₈
IMPREGNATION₁₇
IMPREGNATORS₁₇
IMPRESSIONAL₁₆
IMPRESSIVELY₂₂
IMPRESSMENTS₁₈
IMPRISONABLE₁₈
IMPRISONMENT₁₈
IMPROBATIONS₁₈
IMPROPERNESS₁₈
IMPROPRIATED₁₉
IMPROPRIATES₁₈
IMPROPRIATOR₁₈
IMPROVEMENTS₂₁
IMPROVIDENCE₂₂
IMPROVISATED₂₀
IMPROVISATES₁₉
IMPROVISATOR₁₉
IMPUDENTNESS₁₇
IMPUDICITIES₁₉
IMPUGNATIONS₁₇
IMPUISSANCES₁₈
IMPURENESSES₁₆
IMPUTABILITY₂₁
IMPUTATIVELY₂₂
OMBROPHILOUS₂₁
OMBROPHOBOUS₂₃
OMBUDSPERSON₁₉
OMISSIVENESS₁₇
OMMATOPHORES₂₁
OMNIFICENCES₂₁
OMNIPARITIES₁₆
OMNIPOTENCES₁₈
OMNIPOTENTLY₁₉
OMNIPRESENCE₁₈
OMNISCIENCES₁₈
OMNISCIENTLY₁₉
OMNIVOROUSLY₂₀
OMPHALOMANCY₂₆
SMALLCLOTHES₁₉
SMALLHOLDERS₁₈
SMALLHOLDING₁₉
SMALMINESSES₁₆
SMARMINESSES₁₆
SMARTWATCHES₂₂
SMATTERINGLY₁₈
SMEARINESSES₁₄
SMELLINESSES₁₄
SMIFLIGATING₁₉
SMILACACEOUS₁₈
SMITHEREENED₁₈
SMITHSONITES₁₇
SMOKESCREENS₂₀
SMOOTHNESSES₁₇
SMORGASBORDS₁₈
SMOTHERINESS₁₇
SMOTHERINGLY₂₁
SMOULDERINGS₁₆
SMUDGINESSES₁₆
SMUTTINESSES₁₄
UMBILICATION₁₈
UMBRAGEOUSLY₂₀

Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 12th letter is S.

1st letter

I44%
E24%
A21%

3rd letter

P41%
B16%
M14%

6th letter

I20%
E10%
S9%

10th letter

I27%
E12%
O11%

11th letter

E28%
N17%
L11%

12th letter

S49%
Y12%
E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; EMBEZZLEMENT tops the list with 36. Scores before board bonuses.

1414 points: 10 words
15 points: 8 words
1616 points: 51 words
17 points: 42 words
1818 points: 72 words
19 points: 44 words
2020 points: 31 words
21 points: 35 words
2222 points: 19 words
23 points: 17 words
2424 points: 9 words
25 points: 8 words
2626 points: 7 words
27 points: 6 words
2828 points: 3 words
29 points: 0 words
3030 points: 0 words
31 points: 0 words
3232 points: 0 words
33 points: 0 words
3434 points: 0 words
35 points: 0 words
3636 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
EMBEZZLEMENT	36	41	All three
IMMOBILIZING	28	34	All three
EMBLEMATIZED	28	32	All three
AMPHIBRACHIC	28	31	All three
AMINOBENZOIC	27	32	Collins only
EMBARQUEMENT	27	32	Collins only
IMMOBILIZERS	27	31	All three
EMBLAZONMENT	27	33	All three
EMBLEMATIZES	27	31	All three
EMBRYOPHYTES	27	27	All three
IMMORTALIZED	26	29	All three
AMPHICTYONIC	26	29	All three

The second position is shared by a striking mix of beginnings: 160 words start with I, 88 with E, and 78 with A. That concentration leaves fewer entries beginning with other letters. The set includes familiar forms such as IMPLEMENTING and IMPRISONMENT, but just 7 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

12-letter words with M as the 2nd letter at a glance

There are 363 matches with M fixed in position two.
IMPROVEMENTS is a recognizable example beginning with I.
EMANCIPATION and AMALGAMATION show the E and A openings.
EMBEZZLEMENT scores 36, the top score in the set.
The average score across the set is 19.2.

Which starting letters appear most often?

I leads by a wide margin: 160 words start with I, compared with 88 beginning with E and 78 with A. Those three openings account for most of the set, while S contributes 21 and O contributes 14.

The examples show how varied the words can be despite the shared second letter. IMPENETRABLE and IMAGINATIONS begin with I; EMPHATICALLY and EMBEZZLEMENT begin with E. AMORTIZATION adds a less common A-starting example.

How should you use these long M-pattern words?

For 12-letter words with M as the 2nd letter, the standout scoring clue is EMBEZZLEMENT at 36 points. IMMOBILIZING, EMBLEMATIZED, and AMPHIBRACHIC each score 28, so the highest values come from words with several valuable letters, not simply the longest-looking endings.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 355 matches, NWL2023 has 232, and ENABLE has 203. These counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. Only 297 entries have definitions, and just 7 are common by the frequency measure; check your game's word list before playing unfamiliar forms.

Questions people ask

How many 12-letter words have M as the second letter?

There are 363 tournament-dictionary matches with M in position two. The largest starting groups are I with 160, E with 88, and A with 78, making those openings the most productive places to scan first.

What is the highest-scoring 12-letter word with M second?

EMBEZZLEMENT is the top scorer at 36 points. Other high entries include IMMOBILIZING, EMBLEMATIZED, and AMPHIBRACHIC, each scoring 28, so checking for valuable letters can narrow a long candidate list quickly.

Are all 363 words common or defined?

No. The frequency count marks only 7 as common, and 297 have definitions. That means many matches are specialist or less familiar forms, so a pattern match alone does not guarantee that a word will suit your game or puzzle.

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