12-letter words with P as the 2nd letter

12-letter words with P as the second letter number 454; specifically and applications show how often this pattern opens familiar long words.

454 wordsTop pick SPECIFICALLYHighest score APPETIZINGLY 29

14 of 454 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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.

Length
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Common words 14 · most-used first

SPECIFICALLY₂₄
APPLICATIONS₁₈
APPRECIATION₁₈
APPOINTMENTS₁₈
OPTIMIZATION₂₅
SPOKESPERSON₂₀
SPIRITUALITY₁₇
SPECIALIZING₂₆
SPECTROSCOPY₂₃
EPIDEMIOLOGY₂₁
APPRECIATIVE₂₁
APPRECIATING₁₉
APPROPRIATED₁₉
SPECIALISING₁₇

All valid words 454

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

APAGOGICALLY₂₁
APERIODICITY₂₀
APFELSTRUDEL₁₈
APHRODISIACS₂₀
APICULTURIST₁₆
APITHERAPIES₁₉
APLANOGAMETE₁₇
APLANOSPORES₁₆
APOCALYPTISM₂₃
APOCALYPTIST₂₁
APOCHROMATIC₂₃
APOCOPATIONS₁₈
APOCRYPHALLY₂₇
APOCYNACEOUS₂₁
APOCYNTHIONS₂₂
APODEICTICAL₁₉
APODYTERIUMS₂₀
APOGEOTROPIC₁₉
APOLITICALLY₁₉
APOLITICISMS₁₈
APOLLONICONS₁₆
APOLOGETICAL₁₇
APOMORPHINES₂₁
APOPHYLLITES₂₂
APOPLECTICAL₂₀
APOSTATISING₁₅
APOSTATIZING₂₄
APOSTLESHIPS₁₉
APOSTOLICISM₁₈
APOSTOLICITY₁₉
APOSTOLISING₁₅
APOSTOLIZING₂₄
APOSTROPHISE₁₉
APOSTROPHIZE₂₈
APOTHECARIES₁₉
APOTHEGMATIC₂₂
APOTHEOSISED₁₈
APOTHEOSISES₁₇
APOTHEOSIZED₂₇
APOTHEOSIZES₂₆
APOTROPAISMS₁₈
APPARATCHIKI₂₅
APPARATCHIKS₂₅
APPARELMENTS₁₈
APPARENTNESS₁₆
APPARITIONAL₁₆
APPARTEMENTS₁₈
APPASSIONATO₁₆
APPEACHMENTS₂₃
APPEASEMENTS₁₈
APPELLATIONS₁₆
APPELLATIVES₁₉
APPENDECTOMY₂₄
APPENDICITES₁₉
APPENDICITIS₁₉
APPENDICULAR₁₉
APPERCEIVING₂₂
APPERCEPTION₂₀
APPERCEPTIVE₂₃
APPERCIPIENT₂₀
APPERTAINING₁₇
APPERTINENTS₁₆
APPETISEMENT₁₈
APPETISINGLY₂₀
APPETIZINGLY₂₉
APPLAUDINGLY₂₁
APPLAUSIVELY₂₂
APPLERINGIES₁₇
APPLICATIONS₁₈
APPOGGIATURA₁₈
APPOGGIATURE₁₈
APPOINTMENTS₁₈
APPORTIONERS₁₆
APPORTIONING₁₇
APPOSITENESS₁₆
APPOSITIONAL₁₆
APPOSITIVELY₂₂
APPRAISEMENT₁₈
APPRAISINGLY₂₀
APPRAISIVELY₂₂
APPRECIATING₁₉
APPRECIATION₁₈
APPRECIATIVE₂₁
APPRECIATORS₁₈
APPRECIATORY₂₁
APPREHENDING₂₁
APPREHENSION₁₉
APPREHENSIVE₂₂
APPRENTICING₁₉
APPRESSORIUM₁₈
APPROACHABLE₂₃
APPROBATIONS₁₈
APPROPINQUED₂₈
APPROPINQUES₂₇
APPROPRIABLE₂₀
APPROPRIATED₁₉
APPROPRIATES₁₈
APPROPRIATOR₁₈
APPROXIMATED₂₆
APPROXIMATES₂₅
APPURTENANCE₁₈
APPURTENANTS₁₆
EPANORTHOSES₁₇
EPANORTHOSIS₁₇
EPANORTHOTIC₁₉
EPEIROGENIES₁₅
EPENCEPHALIC₂₃
EPENCEPHALON₂₁
EPEXEGETICAL₂₄
EPHEBOPHILIA₂₄
EPHEMERALITY₂₂
EPHEMERIDIAN₂₀
EPICHEIREMAS₂₁
EPICUREANISM₁₈
EPICUTICULAR₁₈
EPICYCLOIDAL₂₂
EPIDEICTICAL₁₉
EPIDEMICALLY₂₂
EPIDEMIOLOGY₂₁
EPIDENDRONES₁₆
EPIDIASCOPES₁₉
EPIDIDYMIDES₂₂
EPIDIDYMITES₂₁
EPIDIDYMITIS₂₁
EPIGENESISTS₁₅
EPIGLOTTIDES₁₆
EPIGLOTTISES₁₅
EPIGRAMMATIC₂₁
EPIGRAPHICAL₂₂
EPIGRAPHISTS₂₀
EPILEPTIFORM₂₁
EPILOGUISING₁₆
EPILOGUIZING₂₅
EPIMORPHOSES₂₁
EPIMORPHOSIS₂₁
EPINEPHRINES₁₉
EPIPHENOMENA₂₁
EPIPHYTOLOGY₂₆
EPIPHYTOTICS₂₄
EPIROGENETIC₁₇
EPIRRHEMATIC₂₁
EPISCOPACIES₂₀
EPISCOPALIAN₁₈
EPISCOPALISM₂₀
EPISCOPATING₁₉
EPISCOPISING₁₉
EPISCOPIZING₂₈
EPISIOTOMIES₁₆
EPISODICALLY₂₀
EPISTEMOLOGY₂₀
EPISTILBITES₁₆
EPISTOLARIAN₁₄
EPISTOLARIES₁₄
EPISTOLATORY₁₇
EPISTOLISING₁₅
EPISTOLIZING₂₄
EPITHALAMION₁₉
EPITHALAMIUM₂₁
EPITHELIOMAS₁₉
EPITHELISING₁₈
EPITHELIZING₂₇
EPITROCHOIDS₂₀
EPOXIDATIONS₂₂
IPECACUANHAS₂₁
IPRATROPIUMS₁₈
OPALESCENCES₁₈
OPALESCENTLY₁₉
OPAQUENESSES₂₃
OPEIDOSCOPES₁₉
OPENHANDEDLY₂₂
OPERATICALLY₁₉
OPERATIONISM₁₆
OPERATIONIST₁₄
OPERATORLESS₁₄
OPHICALCITES₂₁
OPHIDIARIUMS₂₀
OPHIDIOPHOBE₂₅
OPHIOLATRIES₁₇
OPHIOLATROUS₁₇
OPHIOLOGICAL₂₀
OPHIOLOGISTS₁₈
OPHIOMORPHIC₂₆
OPHIOPHAGOUS₂₃
OPHIOPHILIST₂₂
OPHTHALMISTS₂₂
OPHTHALMITIS₂₂
OPINIONATELY₁₇
OPINIONATIVE₁₇
OPINIONATORS₁₄
OPISTHODOMOI₂₀
OPISTHODOMOS₂₀
OPISTHOGRAPH₂₃
OPISTHOTONIC₁₉
OPISTHOTONOS₁₇
OPOTHERAPIES₁₉
OPPIGNERATED₁₈
OPPIGNERATES₁₇
OPPIGNORATED₁₈
OPPIGNORATES₁₇
OPPORTUNISMS₁₈
OPPORTUNISTS₁₆
OPPOSABILITY₂₁
OPPOSITENESS₁₆
OPPOSITIONAL₁₆
OPPRESSINGLY₂₀
OPPRESSIVELY₂₂
OPPUGNANCIES₁₉
OPSONISATION₁₄
OPSONIZATION₂₃
OPTIMALISING₁₇
OPTIMALITIES₁₆
OPTIMALIZING₂₆
OPTIMISATION₁₆
OPTIMISTICAL₁₈
OPTIMIZATION₂₅
OPTOACOUSTIC₁₈
OPTOMETRICAL₁₈
OPTOMETRISTS₁₆
SPACEFARINGS₂₀
SPACEFLIGHTS₂₃
SPACEWALKERS₂₃
SPACEWALKING₂₄
SPACIALITIES₁₆
SPACIOUSNESS₁₆
SPAGHETTINIS₁₈
SPAGYRICALLY₂₃
SPANAKOPITAS₂₀
SPANIOLATING₁₅
SPANIOLISING₁₅
SPANIOLIZING₂₄
SPANOKOPITAS₂₀
SPARAGRASSES₁₅
SPARKPLUGGED₂₃
SPARROWFARTS₂₀
SPARROWGRASS₁₈
SPARROWHAWKS₂₇
SPARSENESSES₁₄
SPASMOLYTICS₂₁
SPASTICITIES₁₆
SPATCHCOCKED₂₈
SPATIALISING₁₅
SPATIALITIES₁₄
SPATIALIZING₂₄
SPATTERDOCKS₂₁
SPATTERWORKS₂₁
SPEAKERPHONE₂₃
SPEAKERSHIPS₂₃
SPEARFISHING₂₁
SPEARHEADING₁₉
SPECIALISERS₁₆
SPECIALISING₁₇
SPECIALISTIC₁₈
SPECIALITIES₁₆
SPECIALIZERS₂₅
SPECIALIZING₂₆
SPECIALOGUES₁₇
SPECIATIONAL₁₆
SPECIFICALLY₂₄
SPECIFICATED₂₂
SPECIFICATES₂₁
SPECIOSITIES₁₆
SPECIOUSNESS₁₆
SPECKLEDNESS₂₁
SPECKSIONEER₂₀
SPECKTIONEER₂₀
SPECTACULARS₁₈
SPECTATORIAL₁₆
SPECTATRICES₁₈
SPECTATRIXES₂₃
SPECTRALNESS₁₆
SPECTROGRAMS₁₉
SPECTROGRAPH₂₂
SPECTROMETER₁₈
SPECTROMETRY₂₁
SPECTROSCOPE₂₀
SPECTROSCOPY₂₃
SPECULATIONS₁₆
SPECULATISTS₁₆
SPEECHCRAFTS₂₄
SPEECHIFIERS₂₂
SPEECHIFYING₂₆
SPEECHLESSLY₂₂
SPEECHMAKERS₂₅
SPEECHMAKING₂₆
SPEECHWRITER₂₂
SPEEDBALLING₁₈
SPEEDBOATERS₁₇
SPEEDBOATING₁₈
SPEEDINESSES₁₅
SPEEDOMETERS₁₇
SPEEDREADING₁₇
SPEEDRUNNERS₁₅
SPEEDRUNNING₁₆
SPEEDSKATING₂₀
SPELAEOTHEMS₁₉
SPELEOLOGIES₁₅
SPELEOLOGIST₁₅
SPELLBINDERS₁₇
SPELLBINDING₁₈
SPELLCHECKER₂₅
SPENDTHRIFTS₂₁
SPERMAGONIUM₁₉
SPERMAPHYTES₂₄
SPERMAPHYTIC₂₆
SPERMATHECAE₂₁
SPERMATHECAL₂₁
SPERMATHECAS₂₁
SPERMATOCELE₁₈
SPERMATOCIDE₁₉
SPERMATOCYTE₂₁
SPERMATOGENY₂₀
SPERMATOZOAL₂₅
SPERMATOZOAN₂₅
SPERMATOZOIC₂₇
SPERMATOZOID₂₆
SPERMATOZOON₂₅
SPERMOGONIUM₁₉
SPERMOPHILES₂₁
SPERMOPHYTES₂₄
SPERMOPHYTIC₂₆
SPESSARTINES₁₄
SPESSARTITES₁₄
SPHACELATING₂₀
SPHACELATION₁₉
SPHAIRISTIKE₂₁
SPHERICALITY₂₂
SPHERICITIES₁₉
SPHEROIDALLY₂₁
SPHEROIDISED₁₉
SPHEROIDISES₁₈
SPHEROIDIZED₂₈
SPHEROIDIZES₂₇
SPHEROMETERS₁₉
SPHEROPLASTS₁₉
SPHINCTERIAL₁₉
SPHINGOLIPID₂₁
SPHINGOSINES₁₈
SPHRAGISTICS₂₀
SPHYGMOGRAMS₂₆
SPHYGMOGRAPH₂₉
SPHYGMOMETER₂₅
SPHYGMOPHONE₂₈
SPHYGMOSCOPE₂₇
SPICEBERRIES₁₈
SPICULATIONS₁₆
SPIEGELEISEN₁₅
SPIFFINESSES₂₀
SPIFFLICATED₂₃
SPIFFLICATES₂₂
SPIFLICATING₂₀
SPIFLICATION₁₉
SPINESCENCES₁₈
SPINMEISTERS₁₆
SPINNERBAITS₁₆
SPINNERETTES₁₄
SPINSTERDOMS₁₇
SPINSTERHOOD₁₈
SPINSTERSHIP₁₉
SPINSTRESSES₁₄
SPINULESCENT₁₆
SPIRITEDNESS₁₅
SPIRITLESSLY₁₇
SPIRITUALISE₁₄
SPIRITUALISM₁₆
SPIRITUALIST₁₄
SPIRITUALITY₁₇
SPIRITUALIZE₂₃
SPIRITUOSITY₁₇
SPIRKETTINGS₁₉
SPIROCHAETES₁₉
SPIROGRAPHIC₂₂
SPIROMETRIES₁₆
SPITCHCOCKED₂₈
SPITEFULLEST₁₇
SPITEFULNESS₁₇
SPITSTICKERS₂₀
SPLASHBOARDS₂₀
SPLATTERPUNK₂₀
SPLEENSTONES₁₄
SPLENDIDIOUS₁₆
SPLENDIDNESS₁₆
SPLENISATION₁₄
SPLENIZATION₂₃
SPLENOMEGALY₂₀
SPLINTERIEST₁₄
SPLITSVILLES₁₇
SPLOTCHINESS₁₉
SPLUTTERINGS₁₅
SPODOMANCIES₁₉
SPOKESMODELS₂₁
SPOKESPEOPLE₂₂
SPOKESPERSON₂₀
SPONDOOLICKS₂₁
SPONDYLITICS₂₀
SPONGICOLOUS₁₇
SPONGINESSES₁₅
SPONGIOBLAST₁₇
SPONGOLOGIES₁₆
SPONGOLOGIST₁₆
SPONSORSHIPS₁₉
SPOOKINESSES₁₈
SPORADICALLY₂₀
SPORANGIOLES₁₅
SPORANGIOLUM₁₇
SPOROGENESES₁₅
SPOROGENESIS₁₅
SPOROPHOROUS₁₉
SPORTABILITY₁₉
SPORTCASTERS₁₆
SPORTFISHING₂₁
SPORTFULNESS₁₇
SPORTINESSES₁₄
SPORTIVENESS₁₇
SPORTSCASTER₁₆
SPORTSPEOPLE₁₈
SPORTSPERSON₁₆
SPORTSPLEXES₂₃
SPORTSWRITER₁₇
SPORULATIONS₁₄
SPOTLESSNESS₁₄
SPOTLIGHTING₁₉
SPOTTINESSES₁₄
SPRACHGEFUHL₂₆
SPREADSHEETS₁₈
SPREAGHERIES₁₈
SPRECHGESANG₂₁
SPRECHSTIMME₂₃
SPRIGHTFULLY₂₄
SPRIGHTLIEST₁₈
SPRINGBOARDS₁₈
SPRINGHOUSES₁₈
SPRINGKEEPER₂₁
SPRINGWATERS₁₈
SPRINKLERING₁₉
SPRUCENESSES₁₆
SPUMESCENCES₂₀
SPUNKINESSES₁₈
SPURIOSITIES₁₄
SPURIOUSNESS₁₄
SPUTTERINGLY₁₈
UPBRAIDINGLY₂₁
UPGRADATIONS₁₆
UPHOLSTERERS₁₇
UPHOLSTERIES₁₇
UPHOLSTERING₁₈
UPPERCUTTING₁₉
UPPISHNESSES₁₉
UPPITINESSES₁₆
UPPITYNESSES₁₉
UPROARIOUSLY₁₇
UPROOTEDNESS₁₅
UPTHUNDERING₁₉
UPVALUATIONS₁₇
UPWARDNESSES₁₈

Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 1st letter is S.

1st letter

S49%
A22%
E13%

3rd letter

I20%
E20%
P17%

4th letter

R20%
E13%
C11%

10th letter

I30%
E12%
T10%

11th letter

E25%
N15%
S8%

12th letter

S46%
G11%
Y10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; APPETIZINGLY tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.

1414 points: 23 words
15 points: 22 words
1616 points: 53 words
17 points: 41 words
1818 points: 62 words
19 points: 57 words
2020 points: 42 words
21 points: 45 words
2222 points: 28 words
23 points: 23 words
2424 points: 15 words
25 points: 13 words
2626 points: 13 words
27 points: 8 words
2828 points: 7 words
29 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
APPETIZINGLY	29	33	All three
SPHYGMOGRAPH	29	31	All three
SPATCHCOCKED	28	31	Collins · NWL
SPHEROIDIZED	28	28	Collins only
SPHYGMOPHONE	28	30	Collins only
EPISCOPIZING	28	33	Collins only
SPITCHCOCKED	28	31	Collins · NWL
APOSTROPHIZE	28	29	All three
APPROPINQUED	28	33	Collins only
SPARROWHAWKS	27	27	Collins only
APOCRYPHALLY	27	29	All three
SPERMATOZOIC	27	30	Collins only

A P in slot two leads to sharply different word families: specifically and spirituality begin SP, while applications and appreciation begin AP. The 454 matches range from recognisable vocabulary to specialist terms. Only 14 rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so expect many entries to be uncommon outside word games.

At a glance: counts, endings, and standout scores

There are 454 qualifying words, and specifically is one of the most recognisable examples.
S leads 222 entries; A comes next with 102, including applications and appreciation.
S is also the most frequent ending, appearing on 210 words; sponsorships is one example.
Appetizingly and sphygmograph each score 29 points before board bonuses.
Just 14 entries are common by the top-25,000 wordfreq measure.

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

There are 454 12-letter words with P as the second letter across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Collins includes 439 matches, compared with 267 in NWL2023 and 236 in ENABLE; those dictionary counts overlap.

The gap matters in play: an entry accepted in Collins may not appear in NWL2023 or ENABLE. Most matches are not common everyday vocabulary, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar word.

Which long P words are easiest to spot?

Start with the SP cluster: specifically, spokesperson, spirituality, and spreadsheets all put P second and begin with S. The AP group includes applications, appointments, and appreciation. Those familiar examples make a long pattern easier to scan than an alphabetical sweep.

The scoring leaders are less everyday: appetizingly and sphygmograph reach 29 points, while spatchcocked scores 28. These totals come from letter values, before any premium squares. A high face-value total is not automatically a strong play if a difficult word lacks a legal placement.

For the 12-letter words with P as the second letter, notice endings too: 210 finish in S, while 48 finish in G and 46 in Y. That concentration makes a known final letter a useful filter when you search the long entries.

Questions people ask

How many 12-letter words have P as their second letter?

There are 454 tournament-dictionary entries with P in the second position. The count includes familiar examples such as specifically and applications, alongside less common vocabulary. Individual dictionary totals differ, so a game's accepted list can be shorter than the combined set.

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

Appetizingly and sphygmograph tie at 29 points before board bonuses. Their scores come from the letters in each word, not premium squares. Placement can change the final total, so consider the board as well as the face value.

Are many P-second 12-letter words common?

No. Only 14 of the 454 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. Specifically and applications are easier to recognise than specialist terms such as sphygmograph, so unfamiliar entries deserve a dictionary check in your game.

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