12-letter words with U as the 2nd letter

12-letter words with U as the 2nd letter number 1,351; successfully and publications are familiar examples in this broad set.

1,351 wordsTop pick SUCCESSFULLYHighest score QUIZZICALITY 44

35 of 1,351 are everyday words (3%). 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 35 · most-used first

  • SUCCESSFULLY22
  • PUBLICATIONS18
  • SUBSEQUENTLY26
  • SURVEILLANCE17
  • JURISDICTION22
  • SURPRISINGLY18
  • SUBSCRIPTION18
  • HUMANITARIAN17
  • SUPERNATURAL14
  • SUFFICIENTLY23
  • SURROUNDINGS14
  • QUESTIONABLE23
  • QUANTITATIVE24
  • MUNICIPALITY21
  • AUTHENTICITY20
  • FUNDAMENTALS18
  • SUBSIDIARIES15
  • TUBERCULOSIS16
  • SUPPLEMENTAL18
  • SUBCOMMITTEE20
  • SUPERMARKETS20
  • SUBSTITUTION14
  • BUREAUCRATIC18
  • SUBCONSCIOUS18
  • SUPPLEMENTED19
  • PURIFICATION19
  • SUBDIVISIONS18
  • SUPERSTITION14
  • GUARANTEEING14
  • FUNCTIONALLY20
  • QUARTERBACKS29
  • SURRENDERING14
  • SUBORDINATES15
  • SUBTERRANEAN14
  • MULTILATERAL14
All valid words 1,351

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

  • AUCTIONEERED15
  • AUDIBILITIES15
  • AUDIBILIZING25
  • AUDIOLOGICAL16
  • AUDIOLOGISTS14
  • AUDIOMETRIES15
  • AUDIOMETRIST15
  • AUDIOTYPINGS19
  • AUDIOTYPISTS18
  • AUDIOVISUALS16
  • AUDITABILITY18
  • AUDITORSHIPS18
  • AUGMENTATION15
  • AUGMENTATIVE18
  • AUGUSTNESSES13
  • AURICULATELY17
  • AUSCULTATING15
  • AUSCULTATION14
  • AUSCULTATIVE17
  • AUSCULTATORS14
  • AUSCULTATORY17
  • AUSPICIOUSLY19
  • AUTECOLOGIES15
  • AUTHENTICATE17
  • AUTHENTICITY20
  • AUTHORCRAFTS20
  • AUTHORISABLE17
  • AUTHORIZABLE26
  • AUTISTICALLY17
  • AUTOALLOGAMY18
  • AUTOANTIBODY18
  • AUTOCATALYSE17
  • AUTOCATALYZE26
  • AUTOCEPHALIC21
  • AUTOCHANGERS18
  • AUTOCHTHONAL20
  • AUTOCHTHONES20
  • AUTOCHTHONIC22
  • AUTOCOMPLETE18
  • AUTOCORRECTS16
  • AUTOCRATICAL16
  • AUTOCRITIQUE23
  • AUTODESTRUCT15
  • AUTODIALLERS13
  • AUTODIALLING14
  • AUTODIDACTIC18
  • AUTOECIOUSLY17
  • AUTOEROTISMS14
  • AUTOEXPOSURE21
  • AUTOFOCUSING18
  • AUTOFOCUSSED18
  • AUTOFOCUSSES17
  • AUTOGENOUSLY16
  • AUTOGRAFTING17
  • AUTOGRAPHIES18
  • AUTOGRAPHING19
  • AUTOGRAVURES16
  • AUTOHYPNOSES20
  • AUTOHYPNOSIS20
  • AUTOHYPNOTIC22
  • AUTOIMMUNITY19
  • AUTOINJECTOR21
  • AUTOMATICITY19
  • AUTOMATISING15
  • AUTOMATIZING24
  • AUTOMOBILING17
  • AUTOMOBILISM18
  • AUTOMOBILIST16
  • AUTOMOBILITY19
  • AUTOMORPHISM21
  • AUTONOMOUSLY17
  • AUTOPLASTIES14
  • AUTOPTICALLY19
  • AUTORICKSHAW24
  • AUTOROTATING13
  • AUTOROTATION12
  • AUTOSAMPLERS16
  • AUTOSUGGESTS14
  • AUTOTOMISING15
  • AUTOTOMIZING24
  • AUTOTOXAEMIA21
  • AUTOTOXEMIAS21
  • AUTOTROPHIES17
  • AUTOXIDATION20
  • AUXANOMETERS21
  • AUXOTROPHIES24
  • BUBBLEHEADED23
  • BUCCANEERING19
  • BUCCANEERISH21
  • BUCCANIERING19
  • BUCKETMOUTHS25
  • BUCKJUMPINGS32
  • BUCKSHISHING27
  • BUFFALOBERRY25
  • BUFFOONERIES20
  • BULBOPHYLLUM26
  • BULLBAITINGS17
  • BULLDOGGINGS18
  • BULLETPROOFS19
  • BULLFIGHTERS21
  • BULLFIGHTING22
  • BULLHEADEDLY22
  • BULLMASTIFFS22
  • BULLSHITTERS17
  • BULLSHITTING18
  • BULLTERRIERS14
  • BULLWHACKERS26
  • BULLWHACKING27
  • BULLWHIPPING25
  • BULLYRAGGING20
  • BUMBERSHOOTS21
  • BUNCHBERRIES21
  • BUNCHGRASSES20
  • BUNCHINESSES19
  • BUNYAVIRUSES20
  • BUPIVACAINES21
  • BUREAUCRATIC18
  • BURGLARISING16
  • BURGLARIZING25
  • BURGLARPROOF20
  • BURGOMASTERS17
  • BURNETTISING15
  • BURNETTIZING24
  • BURNISHMENTS19
  • BURROWSTOWNS20
  • BURSERACEOUS16
  • BUSHBASHINGS23
  • BUSHMANSHIPS24
  • BUSHRANGINGS19
  • BUSHWALKINGS25
  • BUSHWHACKERS29
  • BUSHWHACKING30
  • BUSINESSLIKE18
  • BUSYBODYINGS24
  • BUTCHERBIRDS22
  • BUTTERCREAMS18
  • BUTTERFISHES20
  • BUTTERFLYERS20
  • BUTTERFLYING21
  • BUTTERSCOTCH21
  • BUTTONBUSHES19
  • BUTTONHOLERS17
  • BUTTONHOLING18
  • BUTTONHOOKED22
  • BUTTONMOULDS17
  • CUBISTICALLY21
  • CUCKOLDISING22
  • CUCKOLDIZING31
  • CUCKOOFLOWER26
  • CUDDLINESSES16
  • CULMINATIONS16
  • CULPABLENESS18
  • CULTIVATABLE19
  • CULTIVATIONS17
  • CULVERINEERS17
  • CULVERTAILED18
  • CUMBERSOMELY23
  • CUMBROUSNESS18
  • CUMULATIVELY22
  • CUMULOCIRRUS18
  • CUMULONIMBUS20
  • CUMULOSTRATI16
  • CUNNILINCTUS16
  • CUPELLATIONS16
  • CUPRAMMONIUM22
  • CUPRONICKELS22
  • CUPULIFEROUS19
  • CURABILITIES16
  • CURARISATION14
  • CURARIZATION23
  • CURATIVENESS17
  • CURATORSHIPS19
  • CURETTEMENTS16
  • CURIETHERAPY22
  • CURLIEWURLIE17
  • CURMUDGEONLY21
  • CURRYCOMBING24
  • CURSEDNESSES15
  • CURTAILMENTS16
  • CURVACEOUSLY22
  • CURVEBALLING20
  • CURVEDNESSES18
  • CURVICAUDATE20
  • CURVICOSTATE19
  • CURVIFOLIATE20
  • CURVIROSTRAL17
  • CUSPIDATIONS17
  • CUSSEDNESSES15
  • CUSTOMHOUSES19
  • CUSTOMISABLE18
  • CUSTOMIZABLE27
  • CUSTOMSHOUSE19
  • CUTABILITIES16
  • CUTESINESSES14
  • CUTINISATION14
  • CUTINIZATION23
  • CUTTLEFISHES20
  • DUBITATIVELY21
  • DULCETNESSES15
  • DULCILOQUIES24
  • DUMBFOUNDERS21
  • DUMBFOUNDING22
  • DUMBSTRICKEN23
  • DUMFOUNDERED20
  • DUMORTIERITE15
  • DUNDERHEADED19
  • DUNIEWASSALS16
  • DUNNIEWASSAL16
  • DUODECENNIAL16
  • DUODECILLION16
  • DUODECIMALLY21
  • DUODENECTOMY21
  • DUODENITISES14
  • DUPABILITIES17
  • DUPLICATIONS17
  • DUPLICATURES17
  • DURABILITIES15
  • DURALUMINIUM17
  • EUCALYPTOLES19
  • EUCALYPTUSES19
  • EUCHROMATINS19
  • EUDAEMONISMS17
  • EUDAEMONISTS15
  • EUDAIMONISMS17
  • EUDAIMONISTS15
  • EUDEMONISTIC17
  • EUDIOMETRIES15
  • EUHEMERISING18
  • EUHEMERISTIC19
  • EUHEMERIZING27
  • EULOGISTICAL15
  • EUNUCHOIDISM20
  • EUPHONICALLY22
  • EUPHONIOUSLY20
  • EUPHORICALLY22
  • EUPHUISTICAL19
  • EURHYTHMICAL25
  • EURHYTHMISTS23
  • EUROCURRENCY19
  • EURODEPOSITS15
  • EUROPEANISED15
  • EUROPEANISES14
  • EUROPEANIZED24
  • EUROPEANIZES23
  • EUROTERMINAL14
  • EURYPTEROIDS18
  • EURYTHERMOUS20
  • EUSTATICALLY17
  • EUTHANASIAST15
  • EUTHANATISED16
  • EUTHANATISES15
  • EUTHANATIZED25
  • EUTHANATIZES24
  • EUTROPHICATE19
  • FUCOXANTHINS27
  • FUGITIVENESS19
  • FUGITOMETERS18
  • FULFILLMENTS20
  • FULGURATIONS16
  • FULIGINOSITY19
  • FULIGINOUSLY19
  • FULMINATIONS17
  • FUMBLINGNESS20
  • FUNAMBULATED20
  • FUNAMBULATES19
  • FUNAMBULATOR19
  • FUNAMBULISMS21
  • FUNAMBULISTS19
  • FUNCTIONALLY20
  • FUNCTIONATED18
  • FUNCTIONATES17
  • FUNCTIONLESS17
  • FUNDAMENTALS18
  • FUNDRAISINGS17
  • FUNGICIDALLY22
  • FURALDEHYDES23
  • FURAZOLIDONE25
  • FURFURACEOUS20
  • FURNISHMENTS20
  • FURTHCOMINGS23
  • FURTHERANCES20
  • FURUNCULOSES17
  • FURUNCULOSIS17
  • FUSIBILITIES17
  • FUSILLATIONS15
  • FUSTIANISING16
  • FUSTIANIZING25
  • FUSTIGATIONS16
  • FUSTILARIANS15
  • FUSTILIRIANS15
  • FUSTILLIRIAN15
  • FUTILENESSES15
  • FUTILITARIAN15
  • FUTUROLOGIES16
  • FUTUROLOGIST16
  • GUAIFENESINS16
  • GUANETHIDINE17
  • GUARANTEEING14
  • GUARDIANSHIP19
  • GUBERNACULAR17
  • GUBERNACULUM19
  • GUBERNATIONS15
  • GUERILLAISMS15
  • GUERRILLAISM15
  • GUERRILLEROS13
  • GUESSTIMATED16
  • GUESSTIMATES15
  • GUESTIMATING16
  • GUILEFULNESS16
  • GUILLOTINERS13
  • GUILLOTINING14
  • GUILTINESSES13
  • GUITARFISHES19
  • GUNFIGHTINGS21
  • GUNSLINGINGS15
  • GUNSMITHINGS19
  • GURGITATIONS14
  • GUTTERBLOODS16
  • GUTTERSNIPES15
  • GUTTURALISED14
  • GUTTURALISES13
  • GUTTURALISMS15
  • GUTTURALIZED23
  • GUTTURALIZES22
  • GUTTURALNESS13
  • HUCKSTERAGES22
  • HUCKSTERINGS22
  • HUCKSTERISMS23
  • HUCKSTRESSES21
  • HULLABALLOOS17
  • HUMANENESSES17
  • HUMANISATION17
  • HUMANITARIAN17
  • HUMANIZATION26
  • HUMBLENESSES19
  • HUMBUGGERIES21
  • HUMECTATIONS19
  • HUMGRUFFIANS24
  • HUMIFICATION22
  • HUMILIATIONS17
  • HUMMINGBIRDS23
  • HUMOROUSNESS17
  • HUMOURLESSLY20
  • HUNDREDFOLDS21
  • HUNGRINESSES16
  • HUNTSMANSHIP22
  • HURTLESSNESS15
  • HUSBANDLANDS19
  • JUDGMENTALLY26
  • JUDICATORIAL22
  • JUDICATORIES22
  • JUNKETEERING24
  • JURISCONSULT21
  • JURISDICTION22
  • JURISDICTIVE25
  • JURISPRUDENT22
  • JURISTICALLY24
  • JUSTICESHIPS26
  • JUSTICIALISM23
  • JUSTICIARIES21
  • JUSTIFICATOR24
  • JUVENESCENCE26
  • JUVENILENESS22
  • JUVENILITIES22
  • KURCHATOVIUM26
  • LUBBERLINESS16
  • LUBRICATIONS16
  • LUBRICIOUSLY19
  • LUBRITORIUMS16
  • LUCKENBOOTHS23
  • LUCKENGOWANS22
  • LUCKLESSNESS18
  • LUCUBRATIONS16
  • LUFTMENSCHEN22
  • LUGUBRIOUSLY18
  • LUKEWARMNESS21
  • LUMBERJACKET29
  • LUMBRICIFORM23
  • LUMINESCENCE18
  • LUMINIFEROUS17
  • LUMINOSITIES14
  • LUMINOUSNESS14
  • LUMPECTOMIES20
  • LUNCHEONETTE17
  • LUSCIOUSNESS14
  • LUSTROUSNESS12
  • LUTEOTROPHIC19
  • LUTEOTROPHIN17
  • LUTEOTROPINS14
  • LUXULIANITES19
  • LUXULLIANITE19
  • LUXULYANITES22
  • LUXURIANCIES21
  • LUXURIATIONS19
  • MUCILAGINOUS17
  • MUCKAMUCKING29
  • MUCKSPREADER23
  • MUCOPEPTIDES21
  • MUCOPROTEINS18
  • MUCOPURULENT18
  • MUCRONATIONS16
  • MUDDLEHEADED21
  • MUDSLINGINGS17
  • MUGWUMPERIES22
  • MULATTRESSES14
  • MULIEBRITIES16
  • MULISHNESSES17
  • MULLIGATAWNY21
  • MULTIANGULAR15
  • MULTIAUTHORS17
  • MULTIBARRELS16
  • MULTIBILLION16
  • MULTICAULINE16
  • MULTICENTERS16
  • MULTICENTRAL16
  • MULTICENTRIC18
  • MULTICHAMBER23
  • MULTICHANNEL19
  • MULTICIPITAL18
  • MULTICLIENTS16
  • MULTICOLORED17
  • MULTICOLOURS16
  • MULTICOLUMNS18
  • MULTICOSTATE16
  • MULTICOUNTRY19
  • MULTICOURSES16
  • MULTICUSPIDS19
  • MULTIDENTATE15
  • MULTIELEMENT16
  • MULTIENGINES15
  • MULTIENZYMES28
  • MULTIETHNICS19
  • MULTIFACETED20
  • MULTIFACTORS19
  • MULTIFARIOUS17
  • MULTIFEATURE17
  • MULTIFLASHES20
  • MULTIFLOROUS17
  • MULTIFOLIATE17
  • MULTIFORMITY22
  • MULTIGRAVIDA19
  • MULTILATERAL14
  • MULTILAYERED18
  • MULTILEVELED18
  • MULTILINGUAL15
  • MULTILOBULAR16
  • MULTILOCULAR16
  • MULTILOQUENT23
  • MULTILOQUIES23
  • MULTILOQUOUS23
  • MULTIMEGATON17
  • MULTIMILLION16
  • MULTINATIONS14
  • MULTINOMIALS16
  • MULTINOMINAL16
  • MULTINUCLEAR16
  • MULTIPARTIES16
  • MULTIPARTITE16
  • MULTIPHOTONS19
  • MULTIPICTURE18
  • MULTIPLAYERS19
  • MULTIPLEXERS23
  • MULTIPLEXING24
  • MULTIPLEXORS23
  • MULTIPLIABLE18
  • MULTIPLICAND19
  • MULTIPLICATE18
  • MULTIPLICITY21
  • MULTIPRESENT16
  • MULTIPROBLEM20
  • MULTIPRODUCT19
  • MULTIPRONGED18
  • MULTIPURPOSE18
  • MULTISCIENCE18
  • MULTISCREENS16
  • MULTISENSORY17
  • MULTISEPTATE16
  • MULTISERIATE14
  • MULTISERVICE19
  • MULTISKILLED19
  • MULTISOURCES16
  • MULTISPECIES18
  • MULTISTEMMED19
  • MULTISTOREYS17
  • MULTISTORIED15
  • MULTISTORIES14
  • MULTISTRIKES18
  • MULTISULCATE16
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  • MULTITASKERS18
  • MULTITASKING19
  • MULTITOWERED18
  • MULTITRACKED21
  • MULTIVALENCE19
  • MULTIVALENCY22
  • MULTIVALENTS17
  • MULTIVARIATE17
  • MULTIVARIOUS17
  • MULTIVERSITY20
  • MULTIVITAMIN19
  • MULTIVOLTINE17
  • MULTIVOLUMES19
  • MULTIWARHEAD21
  • MULTIWINDOWS21
  • MULTUNGULATE15
  • MUMBLETYPEGS24
  • MUNICIPALISE18
  • MUNICIPALISM20
  • MUNICIPALIST18
  • MUNICIPALITY21
  • MUNICIPALIZE27
  • MUNIFICENCES21
  • MUNIFICENTLY22
  • MUNITIONEERS14
  • MUNITIONETTE14
  • MURMURATIONS16
  • MUSCULATIONS16
  • MUSCULATURES16
  • MUSEOLOGICAL17
  • MUSEOLOGISTS15
  • MUSHROOMINGS20
  • MUSICALISING17
  • MUSICALITIES16
  • MUSICALIZING26
  • MUSICIANSHIP21
  • MUSICOLOGIES17
  • MUSICOLOGIST17
  • MUSKELLUNGES19
  • MUSSITATIONS14
  • MUTABILITIES16
  • MUTAGENICITY20
  • MUTAGENISING16
  • MUTAGENIZING25
  • MUTATIONALLY17
  • MUTATIONISTS14
  • MUTESSARIFAT17
  • MUTINOUSNESS14
  • MUTTERATIONS14
  • MUTTONFISHES20
  • MUTTONHEADED19
  • MUTUALNESSES14
  • MUZZLELOADER33
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  • NUCLEOPHILIC21
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  • NUCLEOTIDASE15
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  • NULLIFIDIANS16
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  • NUTRITIOUSLY15
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  • PUBLICNESSES18
  • PUBLISHMENTS21
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  • PUFFERFISHES26
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  • PURPRESTURES16
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  • PUSTULATIONS14
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  • PUTREFACTIVE22
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  • PUTRESCIBLES18
  • PUTRIDNESSES15
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  • QUADRICEPSES26
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  • QUADRINOMIAL24
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  • QUADROPHONIC29
  • QUADRUMANOUS24
  • QUADRUPLEXED32
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  • QUAESTORSHIP26
  • QUAESTUARIES21
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  • QUAINTNESSES21
  • QUALIFICATOR26
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  • QUARRELLINGS22
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  • QUARRYMASTER26
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  • QUARTERDECKS28
  • QUARTERFINAL24
  • QUARTERLIGHT25
  • QUARTERSAWED25
  • QUARTERSTAFF27
  • QUASICRYSTAL26
  • QUATERNARIES21
  • QUATERNITIES21
  • QUATTROCENTO23
  • QUEASINESSES21
  • QUELQUECHOSE35
  • QUENCHLESSLY29
  • QUERIMONIOUS23
  • QUESTIONABLE23
  • QUESTIONABLY26
  • QUESTIONINGS22
  • QUESTIONISTS21
  • QUESTIONLESS21
  • QUESTORSHIPS26
  • QUICKSILVERS30
  • QUICKSILVERY33
  • QUICKSTEPPED32
  • QUIDDITATIVE26
  • QUIESCENCIES25
  • QUINAZOLINES30
  • QUINDECAGONS25
  • QUINDECAPLET26
  • QUINQUENNIAD31
  • QUINQUENNIAL30
  • QUINQUENNIUM32
  • QUINQUEREMES32
  • QUINTESSENCE23
  • QUINTILLIONS21
  • QUIRKINESSES25
  • QUISLINGISMS24
  • QUITCLAIMING26
  • QUIXOTICALLY33
  • QUIZZICALITY44
  • QUIZZINESSES39
  • QUOTABLENESS23
  • RUBBERNECKED23
  • RUBBERNECKER22
  • RUBEFACIENTS19
  • RUBEFACTIONS19
  • RUBRICATIONS16
  • RUDDERSTOCKS20
  • RUDIMENTALLY18
  • RUEFULNESSES15
  • RUGGEDNESSES15
  • RUMGUMPTIONS19
  • RUMINATINGLY18
  • RUMINATIVELY20
  • RUMORMONGERS17
  • RUMOURMONGER17
  • RUPTUREWORTS17
  • RURALISATION12
  • RURALIZATION21
  • RUSTICATINGS15
  • RUSTICATIONS14
  • RUSTPROOFING18
  • RUTHLESSNESS15
  • SUBABDOMINAL19
  • SUBACIDITIES17
  • SUBAGGREGATE17
  • SUBALLIANCES16
  • SUBALLOCATED17
  • SUBALLOCATES16
  • SUBALTERNANT14
  • SUBALTERNATE14
  • SUBALTERNITY17
  • SUBANTARCTIC18
  • SUBAPOSTOLIC18
  • SUBAQUEOUSLY26
  • SUBARACHNOID20
  • SUBARCUATION16
  • SUBARRATIONS14
  • SUBARRHATION17
  • SUBASSEMBLED19
  • SUBASSEMBLES18
  • SUBAUDITIONS15
  • SUBAURICULAR16
  • SUBBASEMENTS18
  • SUBCARDINALS17
  • SUBCELESTIAL16
  • SUBCENTRALLY19
  • SUBCHLORIDES20
  • SUBCIVILISED20
  • SUBCIVILIZED29
  • SUBCLIMACTIC22
  • SUBCLUSTERED17
  • SUBCOMMITTEE20
  • SUBCOMMUNITY23
  • SUBCOMPONENT20
  • SUBCONSCIOUS18
  • SUBCONTINENT16
  • SUBCONTRACTS18
  • SUBCULTURING17
  • SUBCURATIVES19
  • SUBCUTANEOUS16
  • SUBDEACONATE17
  • SUBDEANERIES15
  • SUBDEBUTANTE17
  • SUBDECISIONS17
  • SUBDELIRIOUS15
  • SUBDELIRIUMS17
  • SUBDIACONATE17
  • SUBDIRECTORS17
  • SUBDIRECTORY20
  • SUBDISTRICTS17
  • SUBDIVIDABLE21
  • SUBDIVISIBLE20
  • SUBDIVISIONS18
  • SUBDOMINANTS17
  • SUBDUPLICATE19
  • SUBECONOMIES18
  • SUBEDITORIAL15
  • SUBEPIDERMAL19
  • SUBERISATION14
  • SUBERIZATION23
  • SUBFACTORIAL19
  • SUBFACULTIES19
  • SUBFERTILITY20
  • SUBFEUDATION18
  • SUBFEUDATORY21
  • SUBFLOORINGS18
  • SUBFRAGMENTS20
  • SUBGLACIALLY20
  • SUBHARMONICS21
  • SUBHASTATION17
  • SUBINCISIONS16
  • SUBINDICATED18
  • SUBINDICATES17
  • SUBINFEUDATE18
  • SUBINFEUDING19
  • SUBINSPECTOR18
  • SUBINTERVALS17
  • SUBINTRODUCE17
  • SUBIRRIGATED16
  • SUBIRRIGATES15
  • SUBJACENCIES25
  • SUBJECTIFIED27
  • SUBJECTIFIES26
  • SUBJECTIVELY29
  • SUBJECTIVISE26
  • SUBJECTIVISM28
  • SUBJECTIVIST26
  • SUBJECTIVITY29
  • SUBJECTIVIZE35
  • SUBJECTSHIPS28
  • SUBJUGATIONS22
  • SUBJUNCTIONS23
  • SUBJUNCTIVES26
  • SUBLANGUAGES16
  • SUBLAPSARIAN16
  • SUBLIBRARIAN16
  • SUBLICENCING19
  • SUBLICENSING17
  • SUBLIMATIONS16
  • SUBLIMINALLY19
  • SUBLINEATION14
  • SUBLITERATES14
  • SUBLITTORALS14
  • SUBLUXATIONS21
  • SUBMAXILLARY26
  • SUBMAXIMALLY28
  • SUBMERGEMENT19
  • SUBMERGENCES19
  • SUBMERGIBLES19
  • SUBMERSIBLES18
  • SUBMICROGRAM21
  • SUBMINIATURE16
  • SUBMINISTERS16
  • SUBMISSIVELY22
  • SUBMOLECULES18
  • SUBMONTANELY19
  • SUBMULTIPLES18
  • SUBMUNITIONS16
  • SUBNETWORKED22
  • SUBNORMALITY19
  • SUBNOTEBOOKS20
  • SUBNUCLEUSES16
  • SUBOCCIPITAL20
  • SUBOPERCULAR18
  • SUBOPERCULUM20
  • SUBOPTIMALLY21
  • SUBOPTIMISED19
  • SUBOPTIMISES18
  • SUBOPTIMIZED28
  • SUBOPTIMIZES27
  • SUBORBICULAR18
  • SUBORDINANCY20
  • SUBORDINATED16
  • SUBORDINATES15
  • SUBORDINATOR15
  • SUBORNATIONS14
  • SUBPANATIONS16
  • SUBPARAGRAPH22
  • SUBPOTENCIES18
  • SUBPRINCIPAL20
  • SUBPROCESSES18
  • SUBREFERENCE19
  • SUBROGATIONS15
  • SUBSATELLITE14
  • SUBSATURATED15
  • SUBSCAPULARS18
  • SUBSCRIBABLE20
  • SUBSCRIBINGS19
  • SUBSCRIPTION18
  • SUBSCRIPTIVE21
  • SUBSECRETARY19
  • SUBSENTENCES16
  • SUBSEQUENCES25
  • SUBSEQUENTLY26
  • SUBSERVIENCE19
  • SUBSERVIENCY22
  • SUBSERVIENTS17
  • SUBSIDENCIES17
  • SUBSIDIARIES15
  • SUBSIDIARILY18
  • SUBSIDIARITY18
  • SUBSIDISABLE17
  • SUBSIDIZABLE26
  • SUBSISTENCES16
  • SUBSOCIETIES16
  • SUBSONICALLY19
  • SUBSPECIALTY21
  • SUBSPECIESES18
  • SUBSTANDARDS16
  • SUBSTANTIALS14
  • SUBSTANTIATE14
  • SUBSTANTIVAL17
  • SUBSTANTIVES17
  • SUBSTITUENTS14
  • SUBSTITUTING15
  • SUBSTITUTION14
  • SUBSTITUTIVE17
  • SUBSTRACTING17
  • SUBSTRACTION16
  • SUBSTRACTORS16
  • SUBSTRUCTING17
  • SUBSTRUCTION16
  • SUBSTRUCTURE16
  • SUBSULTORILY17
  • SUBSUMPTIONS18
  • SUBTEMPERATE18
  • SUBTENANCIES16
  • SUBTERRANEAN14
  • SUBTEXTUALLY24
  • SUBTHRESHOLD21
  • SUBTLENESSES14
  • SUBTOTALLING15
  • SUBTRACTIONS16
  • SUBTREASURER14
  • SUBTWEETINGS18
  • SUBUMBRELLAR18
  • SUBUMBRELLAS18
  • SUBUNGULATES15
  • SUBURBANISED17
  • SUBURBANISES16
  • SUBURBANISMS18
  • SUBURBANITES16
  • SUBURBANIZED26
  • SUBURBANIZES25
  • SUBVARIETIES17
  • SUBVERSIVELY23
  • SUBVERTEBRAL19
  • SUBVOCALISED20
  • SUBVOCALISES19
  • SUBVOCALIZED29
  • SUBVOCALIZES28
  • SUCCEDANEOUS17
  • SUCCEDANEUMS19
  • SUCCEEDINGLY21
  • SUCCESSANTLY19
  • SUCCESSFULLY22
  • SUCCESSIONAL16
  • SUCCESSIVELY22
  • SUCCINCTNESS18
  • SUCCINCTORIA18
  • SUCCULENCIES18
  • SUCCUSSATION16
  • SUCKERFISHES24
  • SUDDENNESSES14
  • SUDORIFEROUS16
  • SUDORIPAROUS15
  • SUEABILITIES14
  • SUFFICIENCES22
  • SUFFICIENTLY23
  • SUFFIXATIONS25
  • SUFFOCATINGS21
  • SUFFOCATIONS20
  • SUFFRAGETTES19
  • SUFFRUTICOSE20
  • SUFFUMIGATED22
  • SUFFUMIGATES21
  • SUGARBERRIES15
  • SUGARCOATING16
  • SUGARINESSES13
  • SUGGESTIVELY20
  • SUITABLENESS14
  • SUITCASEFULS17
  • SULFADIAZINE25
  • SULFADOXINES23
  • SULFONAMIDES18
  • SULFONATIONS15
  • SULFONYLUREA18
  • SULFORAPHANE20
  • SULFURATIONS15
  • SULFURETTING16
  • SULLENNESSES12
  • SULPHHYDRYLS27
  • SULPHONAMIDE20
  • SULPHONATING18
  • SULPHONATION17
  • SULPHURATING18
  • SULPHURATION17
  • SULPHURATORS17
  • SULPHURETING18
  • SULPHURETTED18
  • SULPHURISING18
  • SULPHURIZING27
  • SULPHUROUSLY20
  • SULPHURWORTS20
  • SULTRINESSES12
  • SUMATRIPTANS16
  • SUMMARISABLE18
  • SUMMARIZABLE27
  • SUMMERFALLOW22
  • SUMMERHOUSES19
  • SUMMERSAULTS16
  • SUMMERSETTED17
  • SUMMERWEIGHT23
  • SUMPHISHNESS22
  • SUNSCREENING15
  • SUPERABILITY19
  • SUPERABOUNDS17
  • SUPERALTERNS14
  • SUPERANNUATE14
  • SUPERATHLETE17
  • SUPERBAZAARS25
  • SUPERBITCHES21
  • SUPERBNESSES16
  • SUPERBOMBERS20
  • SUPERCABINET18
  • SUPERCARGOES17
  • SUPERCARRIER16
  • SUPERCENTERS16
  • SUPERCHARGED21
  • SUPERCHARGER20
  • SUPERCHARGES20
  • SUPERCHERIES19
  • SUPERCILIARY19
  • SUPERCILIOUS16
  • SUPERCLASSES16
  • SUPERCLUSTER16
  • SUPERCOILING17
  • SUPERCONDUCT19
  • SUPERCOOLING17
  • SUPERCROSSES16
  • SUPERCURRENT16
  • SUPEREGOISTS15
  • SUPERELASTIC16
  • SUPERELEVATE17
  • SUPEREMINENT16
  • SUPEREROGANT15
  • SUPEREROGATE15
  • SUPEREVIDENT18
  • SUPEREXALTED22
  • SUPEREXPRESS23
  • SUPERFEMALES19
  • SUPERFETATED18
  • SUPERFETATES17
  • SUPERFICIALS19
  • SUPERFRONTAL17
  • SUPERFUSIONS17
  • SUPERGLACIAL17
  • SUPERGLUEING16
  • SUPERGRASSES15
  • SUPERGRAVITY21
  • SUPERGROWTHS21
  • SUPERHARDENS18
  • SUPERHEATERS17
  • SUPERHEATING18
  • SUPERHEAVIES20
  • SUPERHELICAL19
  • SUPERHELICES19
  • SUPERHELIXES24
  • SUPERHEROINE17
  • SUPERHIGHWAY27
  • SUPERHUMANLY22
  • SUPERHUMERAL19
  • SUPERIMPOSED19
  • SUPERIMPOSES18
  • SUPERINDUCED18
  • SUPERINDUCES17
  • SUPERINFECTS19
  • SUPERINTENDS15
  • SUPERINTENSE14
  • SUPERIORSHIP19
  • SUPERKINGDOM22
  • SUPERLATIVES17
  • SUPERLAWYERS20
  • SUPERLUMINAL16
  • SUPERMARKETS20
  • SUPERMASSIVE19
  • SUPERMUNDANE17
  • SUPERNACULAR16
  • SUPERNACULUM18
  • SUPERNATANTS14
  • SUPERNATIONS14
  • SUPERNATURAL14
  • SUPERNATURES14
  • SUPEROCTAVES19
  • SUPERORDINAL15
  • SUPERORGANIC17
  • SUPERORGASMS17
  • SUPEROVULATE17
  • SUPERPATRIOT16
  • SUPERPERSONS16
  • SUPERPLASTIC18
  • SUPERPLAYERS19
  • SUPERPOLYMER21
  • SUPERPOSABLE18
  • SUPERPOWERED20
  • SUPERPRAISED17
  • SUPERPRAISES16
  • SUPERPREMIUM20
  • SUPERPROFITS19
  • SUPERQUALITY26
  • SUPERREALISM16
  • SUPERREALIST14
  • SUPERREFINED18
  • SUPERREFINES17
  • SUPERSCHOOLS19
  • SUPERSCREENS16
  • SUPERSCRIBED19
  • SUPERSCRIBES18
  • SUPERSCRIPTS18
  • SUPERSECRECY21
  • SUPERSECRETS16
  • SUPERSEDABLE17
  • SUPERSEDENCE17
  • SUPERSEDERES15
  • SUPERSEDURES15
  • SUPERSELLERS14
  • SUPERSELLING15
  • SUPERSENSORY17
  • SUPERSENSUAL14
  • SUPERSESSION14
  • SUPERSINGERS15
  • SUPERSLEUTHS17
  • SUPERSPECIAL18
  • SUPERSPECIES18
  • SUPERSTARDOM17
  • SUPERSTATION14
  • SUPERSTITION14
  • SUPERSTRATUM16
  • SUPERSTRIKES18
  • SUPERSTRINGS15
  • SUPERSTRUCTS16
  • SUPERSUBTILE16
  • SUPERSURGEON15
  • SUPERSYSTEMS19
  • SUPERTANKERS18
  • SUPERTEACHER19
  • SUPERVENIENT17
  • SUPERVENTION17
  • SUPERVILLAIN17
  • SUPERVISIONS17
  • SUPERWEAPONS19
  • SUPINENESSES14
  • SUPPLEMENTAL18
  • SUPPLEMENTED19
  • SUPPLEMENTER18
  • SUPPLENESSES16
  • SUPPLETORILY19
  • SUPPLICATING19
  • SUPPLICATION18
  • SUPPLICATORY21
  • SUPPLICAVITS21
  • SUPPORTANCES18
  • SUPPORTIVELY22
  • SUPPORTMENTS18
  • SUPPOSITIONS16
  • SUPPOSITIOUS16
  • SUPPOSITIVES19
  • SUPPRESSANTS16
  • SUPPRESSEDLY20
  • SUPPRESSIBLE18
  • SUPPRESSIONS16
  • SUPPURATIONS16
  • SUPPURATIVES19
  • SUPRACILIARY19
  • SUPRACRUSTAL16
  • SUPRAGLOTTAL15
  • SUPRALIMINAL16
  • SUPRAMUNDANE17
  • SUPRAORBITAL16
  • SUPRAVITALLY20
  • SUPREMACISMS20
  • SUPREMACISTS18
  • SUPREMATISMS18
  • SUPREMATISTS16
  • SURADDITIONS14
  • SURBASEMENTS16
  • SUREFOOTEDLY19
  • SURFBOARDERS18
  • SURFBOARDING19
  • SURFCASTINGS18
  • SURGEONSHIPS18
  • SURMOUNTABLE16
  • SURMOUNTINGS15
  • SURPASSINGLY18
  • SURPRISINGLY18
  • SURREALISTIC14
  • SURREALITIES12
  • SURREBUTTALS14
  • SURREBUTTERS14
  • SURREBUTTING15
  • SURREJOINDER20
  • SURREJOINING20
  • SURRENDEREES13
  • SURRENDERERS13
  • SURRENDERING14
  • SURRENDERORS13
  • SURROGATIONS13
  • SURROUNDINGS14
  • SURTARBRANDS15
  • SURTURBRANDS15
  • SURVEILLANCE17
  • SURVEILLANTS15
  • SURVEYORSHIP23
  • SURVIVALISMS20
  • SURVIVALISTS18
  • SURVIVORSHIP23
  • SUSCEPTANCES18
  • SUSCEPTIVITY22
  • SUSCITATIONS14
  • SUSPENSELESS14
  • SUSPENSIVELY20
  • SUSPENSORIAL14
  • SUSPENSORIES14
  • SUSPENSORIUM16
  • SUSPICIONING17
  • SUSPICIOUSLY19
  • SUSPIRATIONS14
  • SUSTAININGLY16
  • SUSTAINMENTS14
  • SUSTENTACULA14
  • SUSTENTATING13
  • SUSTENTATION12
  • SUSTENTATIVE15
  • SUSTENTATORS12
  • SUSURRATIONS12
  • SUZERAINTIES21
  • TUBERCULARLY19
  • TUBERCULATED17
  • TUBERCULISED17
  • TUBERCULISES16
  • TUBERCULIZED26
  • TUBERCULIZES25
  • TUBERCULOMAS18
  • TUBERCULOSED17
  • TUBERCULOSES16
  • TUBERCULOSIS16
  • TUBERIFEROUS17
  • TUBEROSITIES14
  • TUBOCURARINE16
  • TUBOPLASTIES16
  • TUBULARITIES14
  • TUBULIFLORAL17
  • TUFFTAFFETAS24
  • TUFTAFFETIES21
  • TULIPOMANIAS16
  • TUMEFACTIONS19
  • TUMULOSITIES14
  • TUMULTUATING15
  • TUMULTUATION14
  • TUMULTUOUSLY17
  • TUNABILITIES14
  • TUNELESSNESS12
  • TURACOVERDIN18
  • TURBELLARIAN14
  • TURBIDIMETER17
  • TURBIDIMETRY20
  • TURBIDNESSES15
  • TURBINACIOUS16
  • TURBINATIONS14
  • TURBOCHARGED21
  • TURBOCHARGER20
  • TURBOCHARGES20
  • TURBODIESELS15
  • TURBULENCIES16
  • TURCOPOLIERS16
  • TURGESCENCES17
  • TURGIDNESSES14
  • TURNBROACHES19
  • TURNTABLISTS14
  • TURPENTINING15
  • TURRICULATED15
  • TURTLENECKED19
  • VULCANISABLE19
  • VULCANISATES17
  • VULCANIZABLE28
  • VULCANIZATES26
  • VULNERATIONS15
  • VULVOVAGINAL22
  • WUNDERKINDER21
Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 12th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S37%
  2. M11%
  3. A6%
5th letter
  1. R19%
  2. I16%
  3. E13%
9th letter
  1. I19%
  2. T12%
  3. A9%
10th letter
  1. I27%
  2. S10%
  3. E10%
11th letter
  1. E27%
  2. N18%
  3. L9%
12th letter
  1. S46%
  2. Y10%
  3. G9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 16–17 in Scrabble; QUIZZICALITY tops the list with 44. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 31 words
  2. 14 points: 215 words
  3. 1616 points: 356 words
  4. 18 points: 297 words
  5. 2020 points: 173 words
  6. 22 points: 117 words
  7. 2424 points: 63 words
  8. 26 points: 52 words
  9. 2828 points: 23 words
  10. 30 points: 10 words
  11. 3232 points: 9 words
  12. 34 points: 2 words
  13. 3636 points: 1 words
  14. 38 points: 1 words
  15. 4040 points: 0 words
  16. 42 points: 0 words
  17. 4444 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUIZZICALITY4446All three
QUIZZINESSES3941Collins only
PUZZLEHEADED3739All three
SUBJECTIVIZE3541All three
QUELQUECHOSE3538Collins only
MUZZLELOADER3337NWL only
QUIXOTICALLY3336All three
QUAQUAVERSAL3337Collins only
QUICKSILVERY3336Collins only
QUINQUENNIUM3239All three
QUINQUEREMES3236Collins · NWL
QUADRUPLEXED3236Collins only

The position is fixed, but the first and last letters vary widely. S starts 494 of these words, while S also ends 627, making it the leading letter at both edges. Examples such as subsequently, surveillance, and humanitarian show how the U can sit inside very different word forms.

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

  • There are 1,351 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Only 35 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
  • S is the most common first letter, with 494 words; M follows with 148.
  • S is also the most common final letter, ending 627 words.
  • QUIZZICALITY leads the score ranking at 44 points.

How do these 12-letter words compare?

The count is lower than for several other second-letter choices: E has 3,489 matches and O has 2,793. U still produces more entries than many less common positions, including V with 379 and T with 449.

Word length changes the picture sharply. U in position two appears in 2,155 eleven-letter words, compared with 1,351 at twelve letters and 931 at thirteen letters. A fixed letter pattern does not guarantee that longer words become more numerous.

For quick scanning, start with S-initial examples such as successfully, subsequently, and subscription. The leading initial is not the only useful clue, though: publications begins with P, and question­able begins with Q.

Scores and dictionary coverage

The strongest score belongs to QUIZZICALITY at 44, followed by QUIZZINESSES at 39 and PUZZLEHEADED at 37. Those Q and Z tiles make the top of the score ranking look very different from the common S-initial examples.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins contains 1,262 matches, compared with 856 in NWL2023 and 703 in ENABLE. Only 35 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so many matches are specialized or unfamiliar; check your game's word list before relying on a rare form.

Questions people ask

How many 12-letter words have U as the second letter?
There are 1,351 tournament-dictionary matches with U in position two. The set includes familiar forms such as publications and subsequently, alongside many less common entries. Counts differ by dictionary, so a match in one list is not guaranteed to appear in every game's lexicon.
Which 12-letter U-second word has the highest score?
QUIZZICALITY is the top-scoring entry, with 44 points. QUIZZINESSES follows at 39, and PUZZLEHEADED scores 37. These examples show why unusual high-value letters can outweigh the more familiar words that dominate the list by everyday use.
Which first letter appears most often in this group?
S is the most common first letter, appearing in 494 of the matches. M is next with 148, while A and Q have 86 and 85 respectively. That makes S-initial examples such as successfully and surveillance a strong place to begin when scanning candidates.

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