13-letter words with D as the 2nd letter

A fixed second letter narrows the search, but these entries still range from familiar words such as administrator and advertisement to specialized terms such as odontoglossum. The pool combines entries found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023. Its small common-word group makes this pattern better for checking a precise clue than for guessing everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the D-second pattern

• The tournament-dictionary pool contains 85 words with D in position two.
• Collins includes 83 matches, compared with 58 in NWL2023 and 49 in ENABLE.
• Administrator is a recognizable example; adverbialized leads the score table at 29.
• A begins 47 entries; I, E, and O begin 14, 13, and 11 respectively.
• S ends 38 words, while Y is next with 17.

How are these 13-letter words distributed?

There are 85 matches, far fewer than the 2,456 words with E in the second position at the same length. The opening letters concentrate in four groups: 47 start with A, while I, E, and O account for 14, 13, and 11.

Endings show a similar tilt: S closes 38 entries and Y closes 17. That makes a final S a strong filter when your clue gives both the second and last letters. Examples include adjudications and educationists; the remaining endings are much less frequent.

Only 3 matches fall within the most common English vocabulary. Administrator and advertisement are among the more familiar options, while many other entries are technical or uncommon. Treat the pattern as a constraint for verification, not as a shortcut to ordinary conversation.

Scoring and dictionary fit for D-second words

Adverbialized scores 29, the highest listed value. Advertizement and adverbializes each score 28, followed by idiorrhythmic at 27.

Adjustability scores 26, while editorialized and adjudications each score 24. The leading entry is an unusual word, so a large tile total does not make it a practical everyday play.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins has 83 of these entries, NWL2023 has 58, and ENABLE has 49. Those counts overlap; the overall total includes each word found in at least one of the three lists. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry, especially when its spelling looks unexpected.

For a clue-solving pass, confirm the fixed D first, then use the initial or final letter to narrow the candidates. The concentration at A and the strong S ending are the clearest shortcuts in this set.