13-letter words with H as the 2nd letter
664 13-letter words with H as the second letter match this pattern, led by P-, C-, and T-starting entries.
13 of 664 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
E is the most common 2nd letter in 13-letter words (2,456 words); Z is the rarest (1). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- CHAMPIONSHIPS27
- CHARACTERIZED30
- PHILOSOPHICAL25
- PHOTOGRAPHERS24
- THEORETICALLY21
- PHYSIOLOGICAL24
- CHARACTERISED21
- CHRONOLOGICAL21
- THUNDERSTORMS19
- PHILANTHROPIC25
- PHOTOGRAPHING25
- WHISTLEBLOWER24
- CHOREOGRAPHER24
All valid words 664
- AHISTORICALLY21
- AHISTORICISMS20
- CHAENOMELESES20
- CHAINSTITCHES23
- CHAIRMANSHIPS25
- CHALAZOGAMIES30
- CHALCANTHITES23
- CHALCEDONYXES31
- CHALCOGENIDES22
- CHALCOGRAPHER26
- CHALCOGRAPHIC28
- CHALCOPYRITES25
- CHALICOTHERES23
- CHALLENGEABLE21
- CHALLENGINGLY23
- CHAMELEONLIKE24
- CHAMPIONESSES22
- CHAMPIONSHIPS27
- CHANCELLERIES20
- CHANCELLORIES20
- CHANGEABILITY24
- CHANGEFULNESS22
- CHANNELOPATHY26
- CHANSONNIERES18
- CHAPLAINSHIPS25
- CHAPTERHOUSES23
- CHARACTERISED21
- CHARACTERISER20
- CHARACTERISES20
- CHARACTERISMS22
- CHARACTERIZED30
- CHARACTERIZER29
- CHARACTERIZES29
- CHARACTERLESS20
- CHARGEABILITY24
- CHARIOTEERING19
- CHARLATANICAL20
- CHARLATANISMS20
- CHARLATANRIES18
- CHARLESTONING19
- CHARMLESSNESS20
- CHARTOGRAPHER24
- CHARTOGRAPHIC26
- CHASTISEMENTS20
- CHATEAUBRIAND21
- CHECKERBLOOMS28
- CHECKERBOARDS27
- CHECKWEIGHERS31
- CHEERLEADINGS20
- CHEERLESSNESS18
- CHEESEBURGERS21
- CHEESECUTTERS20
- CHEESEHOPPERS25
- CHEESEMONGERS21
- CHEESEPARINGS21
- CHEESEPRESSES20
- CHEESETASTERS18
- CHELUVIATIONS21
- CHEMAUTOTROPH25
- CHEMISORPTION22
- CHEMOAUTROPHS25
- CHEMORECEPTOR24
- CHEMOSURGICAL23
- CHEMOTAXONOMY32
- CHEMOTROPISMS24
- CHEQUERBOARDS30
- CHESTERFIELDS22
- CHIAROSCURISM22
- CHIAROSCURIST20
- CHICKABIDDIES28
- CHIEFTAINCIES23
- CHIEFTAINRIES21
- CHIEFTAINSHIP26
- CHILDBEARINGS22
- CHILDCROWINGS25
- CHILDLESSNESS19
- CHILDLIKENESS23
- CHILDPROOFING25
- CHILIAHEDRONS22
- CHIMNEYBOARDS26
- CHIMNEYBREAST25
- CHIMNEYPIECES27
- CHINKERINCHEE27
- CHINTZINESSES27
- CHIQUICHIQUIS41
- CHIROGRAPHERS24
- CHIROGRAPHIES24
- CHIROGRAPHIST24
- CHIROMANTICAL22
- CHIROPRACTICS24
- CHIROPRACTORS22
- CHLAMYDOMONAS26
- CHLAMYDOSPORE26
- CHLORAMBUCILS24
- CHLORARGYRITE22
- CHLORENCHYMAS28
- CHLORHEXIDINE29
- CHLORIMETRIES20
- CHLORINATIONS18
- CHLOROBENZENE29
- CHLOROBROMIDE23
- CHLOROCRUORIN20
- CHLOROFORMERS23
- CHLOROFORMING24
- CHLOROFORMIST23
- CHLOROHYDRINS25
- CHLOROMETHANE23
- CHLOROMETRIES20
- CHLOROPHENOLS23
- CHLOROPHYTUMS28
- CHLOROPICRINS22
- CHLOROPLASTAL20
- CHLOROPLASTIC22
- CHOKECHERRIES27
- CHOKERSETTERS22
- CHOLANGIOGRAM22
- CHOLECYSTITES23
- CHOLECYSTITIS23
- CHONDRIOSOMAL21
- CHONDRIOSOMES21
- CHONDROBLASTS21
- CHONDROCRANIA21
- CHONDROMATOUS21
- CHONDROSTIANS19
- CHOREGRAPHERS24
- CHOREGRAPHIES24
- CHOREGRAPHING25
- CHOREOGRAPHED25
- CHOREOGRAPHER24
- CHOREOGRAPHIC26
- CHOREOLOGISTS19
- CHOREPISCOPAL24
- CHORIZONTISTS27
- CHOROGRAPHERS24
- CHOROGRAPHIES24
- CHOROIDITISES19
- CHORUSMASTERS20
- CHOWDERHEADED27
- CHREMATISTICS22
- CHRESTOMATHIC25
- CHRISMATORIES20
- CHRISTCROSSES20
- CHRISTIANISED19
- CHRISTIANISER18
- CHRISTIANISES18
- CHRISTIANIZED28
- CHRISTIANIZER27
- CHRISTIANIZES27
- CHRISTOPHENES23
- CHRISTOPHINES23
- CHROMATICALLY25
- CHROMATICISMS24
- CHROMATICNESS22
- CHROMATOGRAMS23
- CHROMATOGRAPH26
- CHROMATOLYSES23
- CHROMATOLYSIS23
- CHROMATOLYTIC25
- CHROMATOPHORE25
- CHROMATOPSIAS22
- CHROMOCENTERS22
- CHROMONEMATIC24
- CHROMOPHOROUS25
- CHROMOPROTEIN22
- CHROMOSOMALLY25
- CHROMOSPHERES25
- CHROMOSPHERIC27
- CHROMOTHERAPY28
- CHRONOBIOLOGY24
- CHRONOGRAPHER24
- CHRONOGRAPHIC26
- CHRONOLOGICAL21
- CHRONOLOGISED20
- CHRONOLOGISES19
- CHRONOLOGISTS19
- CHRONOLOGIZED29
- CHRONOLOGIZES28
- CHRONOMETRIES20
- CHRONOTHERAPY26
- CHRYSANTHEMUM28
- CHRYSOCRACIES25
- CHRYSOPHILITE26
- CHUCKLEHEADED29
- CHURCHINESSES23
- CHURCHMANSHIP30
- CHURCHWARDENS27
- CHYLIFICATION26
- CHYMIFICATION28
- CHYMOTRYPSINS28
- GHASTLINESSES17
- GHETTOISATION17
- GHETTOIZATION26
- GHOSTLINESSES17
- PHAEOMELANINS20
- PHAGOCYTISING25
- PHAGOCYTIZING34
- PHAGOCYTOSING25
- PHALANSTERIAN18
- PHALANSTERIES18
- PHALANSTERISM20
- PHALANSTERIST18
- PHALLOCENTRIC22
- PHALLOCRACIES22
- PHANEROGAMOUS21
- PHANEROPHYTES26
- PHANTASMAGORY24
- PHANTASMALIAN20
- PHANTASMALITY23
- PHARISAICALLY23
- PHARMACEUTICS24
- PHARMACEUTIST22
- PHARMACOGNOSY26
- PHARMACOLOGIC25
- PHARMACOPEIAL24
- PHARMACOPEIAS24
- PHARMACOPOEIA24
- PHARMACOPOEIC26
- PHARYNGITIDES23
- PHARYNGITISES22
- PHARYNGOSCOPE26
- PHARYNGOSCOPY29
- PHELLOGENETIC21
- PHELLOPLASTIC22
- PHENANTHRENES21
- PHENARSAZINES27
- PHENCYCLIDINE26
- PHENGOPHOBIAS26
- PHENMETRAZINE29
- PHENOBARBITAL22
- PHENOMENALISE20
- PHENOMENALISM22
- PHENOMENALIST20
- PHENOMENALITY23
- PHENOMENALIZE29
- PHENOMENISING21
- PHENOMENIZING30
- PHENOMENOLOGY24
- PHENOTHIAZINE30
- PHENTOLAMINES20
- PHENYLALANINE21
- PHENYLALANINS21
- PHENYLEPHRINE26
- PHENYLMETHYLS29
- PHILANDERINGS20
- PHILANTHROPES23
- PHILANTHROPIC25
- PHILHARMONICS25
- PHILHELLENISM23
- PHILHELLENIST21
- PHILISTINISMS20
- PHILLUMENISTS20
- PHILODENDRONS20
- PHILOMATHICAL25
- PHILOSOPHICAL25
- PHILOSOPHISED24
- PHILOSOPHISER23
- PHILOSOPHISES23
- PHILOSOPHISMS25
- PHILOSOPHISTS23
- PHILOSOPHIZED33
- PHILOSOPHIZER32
- PHILOSOPHIZES32
- PHLEBECTOMIES24
- PHLEBOGRAPHIC28
- PHLEBOTOMICAL24
- PHLEBOTOMISED23
- PHLEBOTOMISES22
- PHLEBOTOMISTS22
- PHLEBOTOMIZED32
- PHLEBOTOMIZES31
- PHLEGMAGOGUES23
- PHLOGISTICATE21
- PHONASTHENIAS21
- PHONAUTOGRAPH24
- PHONEMICISING23
- PHONEMICIZING32
- PHONENDOSCOPE23
- PHONETICISING21
- PHONETICIZING30
- PHONETISATION18
- PHONETIZATION27
- PHONOCAMPTICS26
- PHONOGRAPHERS24
- PHONOGRAPHIES24
- PHONOGRAPHIST24
- PHONOMETRICAL22
- PHOSPHATIDYLS27
- PHOSPHATISING24
- PHOSPHATIZING33
- PHOSPHATURIAS23
- PHOSPHOKINASE27
- PHOSPHOLIPASE25
- PHOSPHOLIPIDS26
- PHOSPHORATING24
- PHOSPHORESCED26
- PHOSPHORESCES25
- PHOSPHORETTED24
- PHOSPHORISING24
- PHOSPHORIZING33
- PHOSPHORYLASE26
- PHOSPHORYLATE26
- PHOSPHURETTED24
- PHOTOBIOLOGIC23
- PHOTOCATHODES24
- PHOTOCHEMICAL27
- PHOTOCHEMISTS25
- PHOTOCHROMICS27
- PHOTOCHROMIES25
- PHOTOCHROMISM27
- PHOTOCOLLAGES21
- PHOTOCOMPOSED25
- PHOTOCOMPOSER24
- PHOTOCOMPOSES24
- PHOTOCOPIABLE24
- PHOTOCOPYINGS26
- PHOTOCURRENTS20
- PHOTODETECTOR21
- PHOTODYNAMICS26
- PHOTOELECTRIC22
- PHOTOELECTRON20
- PHOTOEMISSION20
- PHOTOEMISSIVE23
- PHOTOENGRAVED23
- PHOTOENGRAVER22
- PHOTOENGRAVES22
- PHOTOFINISHER24
- PHOTOFISSIONS21
- PHOTOGELATINE19
- PHOTOGEOLOGIC22
- PHOTOGLYPHIES27
- PHOTOGRAPHERS24
- PHOTOGRAPHIES24
- PHOTOGRAPHING25
- PHOTOGRAPHIST24
- PHOTOGRAVURES22
- PHOTOIONISING19
- PHOTOIONIZING28
- PHOTOMETRISTS20
- PHOTOMONTAGES21
- PHOTONEGATIVE22
- PHOTONEUTRONS18
- PHOTOOXIDISED27
- PHOTOOXIDISES26
- PHOTOOXIDIZED36
- PHOTOOXIDIZES35
- PHOTOPERIODIC23
- PHOTOPHORESES23
- PHOTOPHORESIS23
- PHOTOPOLYMERS25
- PHOTOPOSITIVE23
- PHOTOPRODUCTS23
- PHOTOREACTION20
- PHOTOREALISMS20
- PHOTOREALISTS18
- PHOTORECEPTOR22
- PHOTOREDUCING22
- PHOTOSCANNING21
- PHOTOSETTINGS19
- PHOTOSHOPPING26
- PHOTOSTATTING19
- PHOTOSYNTHATE24
- PHOTOTOXICITY30
- PHOTOTROPISMS22
- PHOTOTYPESETS23
- PHOTOVOLTAICS23
- PHRAGMOPLASTS23
- PHRASEMAKINGS25
- PHRASEMONGERS21
- PHRASEOGRAPHS24
- PHRASEOGRAPHY27
- PHRASEOLOGIES19
- PHRASEOLOGIST19
- PHREATOPHYTES26
- PHREATOPHYTIC28
- PHRENETICALLY23
- PHRENETICNESS20
- PHRENOLOGICAL21
- PHRENOLOGISED20
- PHRENOLOGISES19
- PHRENOLOGISTS19
- PHRENOLOGIZED29
- PHRENOLOGIZES28
- PHTHALOCYANIN26
- PHYCOERYTHRIN29
- PHYCOMYCETOUS30
- PHYCOXANTHINS33
- PHYLACTERICAL25
- PHYLLOPHAGOUS27
- PHYLLOQUINONE30
- PHYLLOSPHERES26
- PHYSHARMONICA28
- PHYSICALISTIC25
- PHYSICALITIES23
- PHYSICALIZING33
- PHYSICIANCIES25
- PHYSICIANSHIP28
- PHYSIOCRACIES25
- PHYSIOGNOMIES24
- PHYSIOGNOMIST24
- PHYSIOGRAPHER27
- PHYSIOGRAPHIC29
- PHYSIOLATRIES21
- PHYSIOLOGICAL24
- PHYSIOLOGISTS22
- PHYSIOLOGUSES22
- PHYSIOTHERAPY29
- PHYSITHEISTIC26
- PHYSOCLISTOUS23
- PHYSOSTIGMINE24
- PHYSOSTIGMINS24
- PHYTOCHEMICAL30
- PHYTOCHEMISTS28
- PHYTOESTROGEN22
- PHYTOGRAPHERS27
- PHYTOGRAPHIES27
- PHYTOHORMONES26
- PHYTONADIONES22
- PHYTONUTRIENT21
- PHYTOPATHOGEN27
- PHYTOPLANKTER27
- PHYTOPLANKTON27
- PHYTOTOXICITY33
- RHABDOMANCERS23
- RHABDOMANCIES23
- RHABDOMANTIST21
- RHABDOMYOMATA26
- RHABDOSPHERES24
- RHABDOVIRUSES22
- RHADAMANTHINE22
- RHAMPHOTHECAE28
- RHAPSODICALLY24
- RHEOLOGICALLY22
- RHEOMORPHISMS25
- RHEORECEPTORS20
- RHEUMATICALLY23
- RHEUMATICKIER24
- RHEUMATOLOGIC21
- RHINENCEPHALA23
- RHINOPLASTIES18
- RHINORRHAGIAS20
- RHINOSCLEROMA20
- RHIZOCEPHALAN32
- RHIZOMORPHOUS32
- RHODOCHROSITE22
- RHODODENDRONS19
- RHODOMONTADED21
- RHODOMONTADES20
- RHOMBOHEDRONS24
- RHOMBPORPHYRY33
- RHOPALOCEROUS20
- RHYNCHOPHORES29
- RHYPAROGRAPHY30
- RHYTHMICITIES26
- RHYTHMISATION24
- RHYTHMIZATION33
- RHYTHMOMETERS26
- RHYTHMOPOEIAS26
- SHADOWBOXINGS30
- SHADOWCASTING23
- SHADOWINESSES20
- SHAGGEDNESSES19
- SHALLOWNESSES19
- SHAMATEURISMS20
- SHAMEFASTNESS21
- SHAMELESSNESS18
- SHAPELESSNESS18
- SHAPELINESSES18
- SHARECROPPERS22
- SHARECROPPING23
- SHAREHOLDINGS21
- SHARPSHOOTERS21
- SHARPSHOOTING22
- SHEEPHERDINGS23
- SHEEPSHEARERS21
- SHEEPSHEARING22
- SHELLCRACKERS24
- SHEPHERDESSES22
- SHEPHERDLINGS23
- SHERIFFALTIES22
- SHIFTLESSNESS19
- SHININGNESSES17
- SHIPBUILDINGS22
- SHIRTWAISTERS19
- SHLOCKMEISTER24
- SHOCKUMENTARY27
- SHOPBREAKINGS25
- SHORTCHANGERS22
- SHORTCHANGING23
- SHORTCOVERING22
- SHOWERINESSES19
- SHOWERPROOFED25
- SHRINKFLATION23
- SHRUBBINESSES20
- SHUFFLEBOARDS25
- SHUTTLECOCKED25
- THALAMIFLORAL21
- THALASSAEMIAS18
- THALASSOCRACY23
- THALASSOCRATS18
- THALATTOCRACY23
- THANATOGRAPHY25
- THANATOLOGIES17
- THANATOLOGIST17
- THANATOPHOBIA23
- THANKLESSNESS20
- THANKSGIVINGS25
- THANKWORTHIER26
- THANKWORTHILY29
- THAUMATOLATRY21
- THAUMATURGICS21
- THAUMATURGIES19
- THAUMATURGISM21
- THAUMATURGIST19
- THEANTHROPIES21
- THEANTHROPISM23
- THEANTHROPIST21
- THEATERGOINGS18
- THEATREGOINGS18
- THEATRICALISE18
- THEATRICALISM20
- THEATRICALITY21
- THEATRICALIZE27
- THEATRICISING19
- THEATRICIZING28
- THEATROMANIAS18
- THEATROPHONES21
- THEMATISATION18
- THEMATIZATION27
- THENCEFORWARD25
- THEOCENTRISMS20
- THEOLOGASTERS17
- THEOLOGICALLY22
- THEOLOGOUMENA19
- THEOMORPHISMS25
- THEOPHYLLINES24
- THEOPNEUSTIES18
- THEOREMATICAL20
- THEOREMATISTS18
- THEORETICALLY21
- THEORETICIANS18
- THEORISATIONS16
- THEORIZATIONS25
- THEOSOPHISING22
- THEOSOPHIZING31
- THERAPEUTISTS18
- THEREINBEFORE21
- THERIOLATRIES16
- THERIOMORPHIC25
- THERMESTHESIA21
- THERMOBALANCE22
- THERMOCHEMIST25
- THERMOCHROMIC27
- THERMOCOUPLES22
- THERMODYNAMIC26
- THERMOELEMENT20
- THERMOFORMING24
- THERMOGENESES19
- THERMOGENESIS19
- THERMOGENETIC21
- THERMOGRAPHER24
- THERMOGRAPHIC26
- THERMOMETRIES20
- THERMONASTIES18
- THERMONUCLEAR20
- THERMOPHILOUS23
- THERMOPLASTIC22
- THERMOSETTING19
- THERMOSIPHONS23
- THERMOSPHERES23
- THERMOSPHERIC25
- THERMOSTATICS20
- THERMOSTATING19
- THERMOSTATTED19
- THERMOTENSILE18
- THERMOTHERAPY26
- THERMOTROPICS22
- THERMOTROPISM22
- THIABENDAZOLE28
- THIGMOTROPISM23
- THIMBLERIGGED23
- THIMBLERIGGER22
- THIMBLEWITTED24
- THINGLINESSES17
- THINGUMMYBOBS28
- THINGUMMYJIGS32
- THINKABLENESS22
- THIOCARBAMIDE23
- THIODIGLYCOLS23
- THIORIDAZINES26
- THIOSINAMINES18
- THIOSULPHATES21
- THIOSULPHURIC23
- THIRDBOROUGHS23
- THIRSTINESSES16
- THORACENTESES18
- THORACENTESIS18
- THORACOPLASTY23
- THORACOSCOPES22
- THORACOTOMIES20
- THOROUGHBRACE24
- THOROUGHBREDS23
- THOROUGHFARES23
- THOROUGHGOING22
- THOROUGHPACED25
- THOROUGHWAXES30
- THOROUGHWORTS23
- THOUGHTLESSLY23
- THOUSANDFOLDS21
- THRASONICALLY21
- THREADINESSES17
- THREATENINGLY20
- THREEFOLDNESS20
- THREMMATOLOGY24
- THRIFTINESSES19
- THRILLINGNESS17
- THROATINESSES16
- THROATLATCHES21
- THROMBOKINASE24
- THROMBOLYTICS25
- THROMBOPHILIA25
- THROTTLEHOLDS20
- THUNDERCLOUDS20
- THUNDERSHOWER23
- THUNDERSTONES17
- THUNDERSTORMS19
- THUNDERSTRIKE21
- THUNDERSTROKE21
- THUNDERSTRUCK23
- THURIFICATION21
- THYMECTOMISED26
- THYMECTOMISES25
- THYMECTOMIZED35
- THYMECTOMIZES34
- THYROGLOBULIN22
- THYROIDECTOMY27
- THYROIDITIDES21
- THYROIDITISES20
- THYROTROPHINS24
- WHATABOUTISMS23
- WHATCHACALLIT26
- WHATSHERNAMES24
- WHATSHISNAMES24
- WHATSITSNAMES21
- WHEELBARROWED25
- WHEREINSOEVER22
- WHEYISHNESSES25
- WHIGMALEERIES22
- WHILLYWHAWING32
- WHIMSICALNESS23
- WHIPPOORWILLS26
- WHIPSTITCHING27
- WHISKERANDOED25
- WHISTLEBLOWER24
- WHITEPAINTERS21
- WHITEPAINTING22
- WHITEWASHINGS26
- WHITHERSOEVER25
- WHITISHNESSES22
- WHODUNNITRIES20
- WHOLESOMENESS21
- WHOLESTITCHES24
- WHOREMASTERLY24
- WHOREMISTRESS21
- WHORISHNESSES22
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIQUICHIQUIS | 41 | 43 | Collins only |
| PHOTOOXIDIZED | 36 | 36 | All three |
| PHOTOOXIDIZES | 35 | 35 | All three |
| THYMECTOMIZED | 35 | 36 | All three |
| PHAGOCYTIZING | 34 | 37 | All three |
| THYMECTOMIZES | 34 | 35 | All three |
| PHYTOTOXICITY | 33 | 32 | All three |
| PHILOSOPHIZED | 33 | 34 | All three |
| PHOSPHATIZING | 33 | 35 | All three |
| PHOSPHORIZING | 33 | 35 | Collins only |
| RHOMBPORPHYRY | 33 | 33 | Collins only |
| RHYTHMIZATION | 33 | 32 | All three |
The first letters are strikingly uneven: P starts 229 matches, C starts 187, and T starts 143. Together, those openings account for most of the set. Familiar examples include championships, philosophical, and theoretically; just 13 entries meet the frequency measure for common English words, so much of the pool is specialized.
13-letter words with H as the second letter at a glance
- 664 entries match the pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
- P leads with 229 words, followed by C with 187 and T with 143.
- Collins includes 631 entries; NWL2023 has 390 and ENABLE has 321. These counts overlap.
- Only 13 entries meet the frequency measure for common English words.
- The average tile score is 23.4, and 513 of the 664 entries have definitions; S is the busiest final letter with 336.
- Chiquichiquis tops the listed tile scores at 41 points.
Which examples are easiest to recognize?
Championships, philosophical, and theoretically are among the more familiar examples. Photographers, thunderstorms, and chrysanthemum also fit, each placing H second in a 13-letter word.
P and C are the most productive openings, with 229 and 187 matches; T contributes 143. When a puzzle fixes H in the second position, test those three starting letters before spending time on less common openings. The recognizable examples are only a small slice of the 664-word pool.
How do dictionary coverage and scores compare?
Collins has 631 of the 664 matches, while NWL2023 has 390 and ENABLE has 321. The dictionary totals overlap, so adding them would overstate the size of the set. Check your game's word list before relying on a particular long entry.
Chiquichiquis leads at 41 points; photooxidized scores 36, while photooxidizes and thymectomized each score 35. Those are word scores, not guaranteed board totals. For 13-letter words with H as the second letter, treat score as a separate filter from the pattern match.
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