12-letter words with V as the 2nd letter

12-letter words with V as the 2nd letter number 379, led by O-starting forms such as OVERWHELMING and OVERCROWDING.

379 wordsTop pick AVAILABILITYHighest score OVEREQUIPPED 29

6 of 379 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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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 379 · most-used first

AVAILABILITY₂₀
OVERWHELMING₂₄
EVOLUTIONARY₁₈
OVERSHADOWED₂₃
EVANGELICALS₁₈
OVERREACTING₁₈
OVERCROWDING₂₂
OVERPOWERING₂₁
OVERTHINKING₂₃
OVERESTIMATE₁₇
OVERREACTION₁₇
OVERTHROWING₂₂
OVERBURDENED₁₉
EVANGELISTIC₁₈
OVERSTEPPING₂₀
OVERCHARGING₂₂
OVEREXTENDED₂₄
OVERREACHING₂₁
OVERSPENDING₁₉
OVERCLOCKING₂₄
OVEREXPOSURE₂₄
OVERPAYMENTS₂₂
EVANGELIZING₂₆
OVERDRAMATIC₂₀
OVERACHIEVER₂₃
OVERCAPACITY₂₄
OVERSHOOTING₁₉
EVISCERATION₁₇
OVERPRESSURE₁₇
OVERSIMPLIFY₂₅
EVOLUTIONIST₁₅
OVERTRAINING₁₆
EVISCERATING₁₈
OVEREMPHASIS₂₂
OVERPRODUCED₂₁
OVERINFLATED₁₉
OVERSTRESSED₁₆
OVERLORDSHIP₂₁
OVERSLEEPING₁₈
OVERSAMPLING₂₀
EVOLUTIONISM₁₇
OVERRELIANCE₁₇
OVEREXERTION₂₂
OVEREDUCATED₁₉
OVERBUILDING₁₉
OVERWINTERED₁₉
OVERINDULGED₁₈
OVERACHIEVED₂₄

Showing the top 48 of 379 words. See every valid word

All valid words 379

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

AVAILABILITY₂₀
AVARICIOUSLY₂₀
AVASCULARITY₂₀
AVENGERESSES₁₆
AVERRUNCATED₁₈
AVERRUNCATES₁₇
AVERRUNCATOR₁₇
AVERSENESSES₁₅
AVERSIVENESS₁₈
AVICULTURIST₁₇
AVITAMINOSES₁₇
AVITAMINOSIS₁₇
AVITAMINOTIC₁₉
AVOWABLENESS₂₀
AVUNCULARITY₂₀
EVAGINATIONS₁₆
EVANESCENCES₁₉
EVANESCENTLY₂₀
EVANGELICALS₁₈
EVANGELICISM₂₀
EVANGELISERS₁₆
EVANGELISING₁₇
EVANGELISTIC₁₈
EVANGELIZERS₂₅
EVANGELIZING₂₆
EVANISHMENTS₂₀
EVAPORATIONS₁₇
EVAPORIMETER₁₉
EVAPOROGRAPH₂₃
EVAPOROMETER₁₉
EVENHANDEDLY₂₃
EVENTFULNESS₁₈
EVENTRATIONS₁₅
EVENTUALISED₁₆
EVENTUALISES₁₅
EVENTUALIZED₂₅
EVENTUALIZES₂₄
EVENTUATIONS₁₅
EVERBLOOMING₂₀
EVERLASTINGS₁₆
EVERYDAYNESS₂₂
EVERYWHITHER₂₇
EVIDENTIALLY₁₉
EVISCERATING₁₈
EVISCERATION₁₇
EVISCERATORS₁₇
EVITERNITIES₁₅
EVOLUTIONARY₁₈
EVOLUTIONISM₁₇
EVOLUTIONIST₁₅
EVOLVABILITY₂₃
OVARIOTOMIES₁₇
OVARIOTOMIST₁₇
OVERABOUNDED₁₉
OVERABSTRACT₁₉
OVERABUNDANT₁₈
OVERACHIEVED₂₄
OVERACHIEVER₂₃
OVERACHIEVES₂₃
OVERACTIVITY₂₃
OVERADJUSTED₂₄
OVERANALYSED₁₉
OVERANALYSES₁₈
OVERANALYSIS₁₈
OVERANALYZED₂₈
OVERANALYZES₂₇
OVERAROUSALS₁₅
OVERARRANGED₁₇
OVERARRANGES₁₆
OVERASSERTED₁₆
OVERASSESSED₁₆
OVERASSESSES₁₅
OVERBALANCED₂₀
OVERBALANCES₁₉
OVERBIDDINGS₂₀
OVERBLANKETS₂₁
OVERBLEACHED₂₃
OVERBLEACHES₂₂
OVERBLOWINGS₂₁
OVERBORROWED₂₁
OVERBOUNDING₁₉
OVERBREATHED₂₁
OVERBREATHES₂₀
OVERBREEDING₁₉
OVERBRIDGING₂₀
OVERBRIEFING₂₁
OVERBRIMMING₂₂
OVERBROWSING₂₁
OVERBUILDING₁₉
OVERBURDENED₁₉
OVERBURTHENS₂₀
OVERCANOPIED₂₀
OVERCANOPIES₁₉
OVERCAPACITY₂₄
OVERCARRYING₂₁
OVERCASTINGS₁₈
OVERCATCHING₂₃
OVERCAUTIONS₁₇
OVERCAUTIOUS₁₇
OVERCHARGING₂₂
OVERCHILLING₂₁
OVERCLAIMING₂₀
OVERCLASSIFY₂₃
OVERCLEANING₁₈
OVERCLEARING₁₈
OVERCLOCKING₂₄
OVERCLOUDING₁₉
OVERCOACHING₂₃
OVERCOATINGS₁₈
OVERCOLORING₁₈
OVERCOLOURED₁₈
OVERCOMPRESS₂₁
OVERCONCERNS₁₉
OVERCONSUMED₂₀
OVERCONSUMES₁₉
OVERCONTROLS₁₇
OVERCORRECTS₁₉
OVERCOUNTING₁₈
OVERCOVERING₂₁
OVERCRAMMING₂₂
OVERCRITICAL₁₉
OVERCROPPING₂₂
OVERCROWDING₂₂
OVERCUTTINGS₁₈
OVERDECORATE₁₈
OVERDESIGNED₁₈
OVERDEVELOPS₂₁
OVERDEVIATED₂₀
OVERDEVIATES₁₉
OVERDIAGNOSE₁₇
OVERDIRECTED₁₉
OVERDISCOUNT₁₈
OVERDOCUMENT₂₀
OVERDOMINANT₁₈
OVERDRAMATIC₂₀
OVERDRAUGHTS₂₀
OVERDRESSING₁₇
OVERDRINKERS₂₀
OVERDRINKING₂₁
OVEREDUCATED₁₉
OVEREDUCATES₁₈
OVEREMPHASES₂₂
OVEREMPHASIS₂₂
OVEREMPHATIC₂₄
OVERENAMORED₁₈
OVERENGINEER₁₆
OVERENROLLED₁₆
OVEREQUIPPED₂₉
OVERESTIMATE₁₇
OVEREVALUATE₁₈
OVEREXCITING₂₅
OVEREXERCISE₂₄
OVEREXERTING₂₃
OVEREXERTION₂₂
OVEREXPANDED₂₆
OVEREXPLAINS₂₄
OVEREXPLICIT₂₆
OVEREXPLOITS₂₄
OVEREXPOSING₂₅
OVEREXPOSURE₂₄
OVEREXTENDED₂₄
OVERFAMILIAR₂₀
OVERFATIGUED₂₀
OVERFATIGUES₁₉
OVERFAVORING₂₂
OVERFINENESS₁₈
OVERFINISHED₂₂
OVERFISHINGS₂₂
OVERFLOODING₂₀
OVERFLOURISH₂₁
OVERFLOWINGS₂₂
OVERFOCUSING₂₁
OVERFOCUSSED₂₁
OVERFOCUSSES₂₀
OVERFONDNESS₁₉
OVERFREEDOMS₂₁
OVERFREIGHTS₂₂
OVERFULFILLS₂₁
OVERFULLNESS₁₈
OVERFUNDINGS₂₀
OVERGARMENTS₁₈
OVERGENEROUS₁₆
OVERGLANCING₁₉
OVERGLOOMING₁₉
OVERGOVERNED₂₀
OVERGRAINERS₁₆
OVERGRAINING₁₇
OVERGRASSING₁₇
OVERGRAZINGS₂₆
OVERGREENING₁₇
OVERHANDLING₂₀
OVERHARVESTS₂₁
OVERHEATINGS₁₉
OVERHONORING₁₉
OVERHUNTINGS₁₉
OVERIDEALISE₁₆
OVERIDEALIZE₂₅
OVERIDENTIFY₂₂
OVERINCLINED₁₈
OVERINDEBTED₁₉
OVERINDULGED₁₈
OVERINDULGES₁₇
OVERINFLATED₁₉
OVERINFLATES₁₈
OVERINFORMED₂₁
OVERINSURING₁₆
OVERINVESTED₁₉
OVERISSUANCE₁₇
OVERKINDNESS₂₀
OVERLABORING₁₈
OVERLABOURED₁₈
OVERLAPPINGS₂₀
OVERLAUNCHED₂₁
OVERLAUNCHES₂₀
OVERLAVISHED₂₂
OVERLAVISHES₂₁
OVERLEARNING₁₆
OVERLEATHERS₁₈
OVERLEAVENED₁₉
OVERLENGTHEN₁₉
OVERLIGHTING₂₀
OVERLITERARY₁₈
OVERLOCKINGS₂₂
OVERLORDSHIP₂₁
OVERMANAGERS₁₈
OVERMANAGING₁₉
OVERMANNERED₁₈
OVERMANNINGS₁₈
OVERMASTERED₁₈
OVERMATCHING₂₃
OVERMATURITY₂₀
OVERMEASURED₁₈
OVERMEASURES₁₇
OVERMEDICATE₂₀
OVERMODESTLY₂₁
OVERMOUNTING₁₈
OVERMULTIPLY₂₂
OVERNICENESS₁₇
OVERNIGHTERS₁₉
OVERNIGHTING₂₀
OVEROFFICING₂₄
OVEROPERATED₁₈
OVEROPERATES₁₇
OVEROPTIMISM₂₁
OVEROPTIMIST₁₉
OVERORGANISE₁₆
OVERORGANIZE₂₅
OVERORNAMENT₁₇
OVERPACKAGED₂₅
OVERPACKAGES₂₄
OVERPAINTING₁₈
OVERPAYMENTS₂₂
OVERPEDALING₁₉
OVERPEDALLED₁₉
OVERPEOPLING₂₀
OVERPERCHING₂₃
OVERPERSUADE₁₈
OVERPICTURED₂₀
OVERPICTURES₁₉
OVERPITCHING₂₃
OVERPLANNING₁₈
OVERPLANTING₁₈
OVERPLOTTING₁₈
OVERPOPULATE₁₉
OVERPOWERING₂₁
OVERPRAISING₁₈
OVERPREDICTS₂₀
OVERPREPARED₂₀
OVERPREPARES₁₉
OVERPRESSING₁₈
OVERPRESSURE₁₇
OVERPRINTING₁₈
OVERPRODUCED₂₁
OVERPRODUCES₂₀
OVERPROGRAMS₂₀
OVERPROMISED₂₀
OVERPROMISES₁₉
OVERPROMOTED₂₀
OVERPROMOTES₁₉
OVERPROTECTS₁₉
OVERRASHNESS₁₈
OVERREACHERS₂₀
OVERREACHING₂₁
OVERREACTING₁₈
OVERREACTION₁₇
OVERRECKONED₂₂
OVERREFINING₁₉
OVERREGULATE₁₆
OVERRELIANCE₁₇
OVERREPORTED₁₈
OVERRESPONDS₁₈
OVERRIPENESS₁₇
OVERRIPENING₁₈
OVERROASTING₁₆
OVERSAMPLING₂₀
OVERSANGUINE₁₆
OVERSATURATE₁₅
OVERSCHEDULE₂₁
OVERSCHUTCHT₂₅
OVERSCUTCHED₂₃
OVERSECRETED₁₈
OVERSECRETES₁₇
OVERSERVICED₂₁
OVERSERVICES₂₀
OVERSHADOWED₂₃
OVERSHOOTING₁₉
OVERSHOWERED₂₂
OVERSIMPLIFY₂₅
OVERSKIPPING₂₄
OVERSLAUGHED₂₀
OVERSLEEPING₁₈
OVERSLIPPING₂₀
OVERSPENDERS₁₈
OVERSPENDING₁₉
OVERSPILLING₁₈
OVERSTAFFING₂₂
OVERSTAINING₁₆
OVERSTANDING₁₇
OVERSTEERING₁₆
OVERSTEPPING₂₀
OVERSTINKING₂₀
OVERSTIRRING₁₆
OVERSTOCKING₂₂
OVERSTRAINED₁₆
OVERSTRESSED₁₆
OVERSTRESSES₁₅
OVERSTREWING₁₉
OVERSTRIDDEN₁₇
OVERSTRIDING₁₇
OVERSTRIKING₂₀
OVERSTUDYING₂₀
OVERSTUFFING₂₂
OVERSUBTLETY₂₀
OVERSUPPLIED₂₀
OVERSUPPLIES₁₉
OVERSWEARING₁₉
OVERSWEETENS₁₈
OVERSWELLING₁₉
OVERSWIMMING₂₃
OVERSWINGING₂₀
OVERTAXATION₂₂
OVERTEACHING₂₁
OVERTHINKERS₂₂
OVERTHINKING₂₃
OVERTHINNING₁₉
OVERTHROWERS₂₁
OVERTHROWING₂₂
OVERTHWARTED₂₂
OVERTIGHTENS₁₉
OVERTOWERING₁₉
OVERTRAINING₁₆
OVERTREATING₁₆
OVERTRIMMING₂₀
OVERTRIPPING₂₀
OVERTRUMPING₂₀
OVERTRUSTING₁₆
OVERUTILISED₁₆
OVERUTILISES₁₅
OVERUTILIZED₂₅
OVERUTILIZES₂₄
OVERVOLTAGES₁₉
OVERWATCHING₂₄
OVERWATERING₁₉
OVERWEARYING₂₂
OVERWEATHERS₂₁
OVERWEENINGS₁₉
OVERWEIGHING₂₃
OVERWEIGHTED₂₃
OVERWHELMING₂₄
OVERWINTERED₁₉
OVERWITHHELD₂₅
OVERWITHHOLD₂₅
OVERWRESTING₁₉
OVERWRESTLED₁₉
OVERWRESTLES₁₈
OVERWRITINGS₁₉
OVIPOSITIONS₁₇
SVARABHAKTIS₂₄
SVELTENESSES₁₅

Letters by positionIn 90% of these words the 3rd letter is E.

1st letter

O86%
E9%
A4%

3rd letter

E90%
A6%
I3%

4th letter

R89%
N5%
P1%

10th letter

I39%
E9%
T8%

11th letter

N33%
E32%
T7%

12th letter

S32%
G29%
D19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; OVEREQUIPPED tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.

1515 points: 12 words
16 points: 28 words
1717 points: 37 words
18 points: 61 words
1919 points: 62 words
20 points: 59 words
2121 points: 32 words
22 points: 30 words
2323 points: 20 words
24 points: 18 words
2525 points: 12 words
26 points: 4 words
2727 points: 2 words
28 points: 1 words
2929 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OVEREQUIPPED	29	33	All three
OVERANALYZED	28	30	All three
OVERANALYZES	27	29	All three
EVERYWHITHER	27	25	Collins only
EVANGELIZING	26	32	All three
OVEREXPLICIT	26	30	All three
OVEREXPANDED	26	29	All three
OVERGRAZINGS	26	30	Collins · NWL
OVERSIMPLIFY	25	28	All three
OVEREXPOSING	25	29	All three
OVEREXCITING	25	29	All three
OVERPACKAGED	25	29	All three

A V in position two narrows a twelve-letter clue to 379 words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary. The group is lopsided: 326 begin with O, while 36 begin with E. Familiar examples include AVAILABILITY, EVOLUTIONARY, and OVERTHINKING, but only 6 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.

At a glance: V in position two

The pattern has 379 entries across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.
O is the leading first letter, with 326 matches; E follows with 36.
Only 6 entries fall in the common-word frequency group.
OVEREQUIPPED leads the high-score examples at 29 points.

Why do O-starting words dominate this pattern?

O begins 326 of the 379 matches, so OVER- words account for much of the recognizable vocabulary. OVERPOWERING, OVERTHROWING, and OVERSPENDING show how that opening supports different endings and word forms.

E-starting choices are fewer, but still include EVOLUTIONARY, EVANGELICALS, and EVANGELISTIC. A-starting AVAILABILITY is another familiar option; just 15 words begin with A, and only 2 begin with S.

Which final letters fit this pattern?

Endings are more balanced than openings: S closes 123 of the 379 matches, while G closes 109. Those two letters cover the largest groups, so a known final tile narrows the set sharply. OVERPOWERING and OVERSPENDING end in G, while AVAILABILITY and EVOLUTIONARY end in Y.

Which 12-letter words with V as the 2nd letter score highly?

OVEREQUIPPED tops the scoring examples at 29 points. OVERANALYZED scores 28, while OVERANALYZES and EVERYWHITHER each score 27. Those are useful candidates when a long rack needs a high-value play, though board placement still affects the result.

The average score is 19.7, but vocabulary is the bigger constraint: 313 entries have definitions, and only 6 count as common by frequency. Dictionary coverage also varies, from 226 ENABLE entries to 351 in Collins and 278 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before building around an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

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

There are 379 qualifying words with V in position two. O is the most common first letter, appearing in 326 entries, while E appears in 36. The count includes words found in at least one of the tournament dictionaries.

What is the highest-scoring word in this group?

OVEREQUIPPED is the top scoring example at 29 points. OVERANALYZED follows at 28, and OVERANALYZES scores 27. Your board layout can change the points you earn, so treat these as word scores before premium-square bonuses.

Are many of these V-second-letter words common?

No. Only 6 of the 379 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff. AVAILABILITY and OVERWHELMING are among the recognizable examples, while many other options are less familiar; verify their acceptance in your game's dictionary.

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