13-letter words with L as the 2nd letter

13-letter words with L as the 2nd letter number 480, ranging from ILLUSTRATIONS to specialized terms such as GLYCOSYLATION.

480 wordsTop pick ILLUSTRATIONSHighest score CLAMJAMPHRIES 31

4 of 480 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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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.

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Best words to play first 480 · most-used first

ILLUSTRATIONS₁₃
ALTERNATIVELY₁₉
CLARIFICATION₂₀
GLOBALIZATION₂₅
GLOBALISATION₁₆
ELECTROSTATIC₁₇
FLABBERGASTED₂₂
GLORIFICATION₁₉
CLEARINGHOUSE₁₉
ELECTROCUTION₁₇
GLOBETROTTERS₁₆
ILLUMINATIONS₁₅
CLANDESTINELY₁₉
GLYCOPROTEINS₂₁
SLEEPLESSNESS₁₅
FLAMETHROWERS₂₄
GLYCOSYLATION₂₂
BLACKSMITHING₂₇
ELECTROMAGNET₁₈
ALGEBRAICALLY₂₁
CLIMATOLOGIST₁₈
ULTRAVIOLENCE₁₈
ELECTROPHILIC₂₂
ELECTROCUTING₁₈
GLOBETROTTING₁₇
SLEDGEHAMMERS₂₂
ALLEGORICALLY₁₉
ULTRAMARATHON₁₈
ELECTROPLATED₁₈
BLOODCURDLING₂₀
ELECTROMOTIVE₂₀
FLEXIBILITIES₂₅
BLACKCURRANTS₂₃
BLANDISHMENTS₂₁
ELEPHANTIASIS₁₈
FLOODLIGHTING₂₂
FLUORESCENTLY₂₁
PLURALIZATION₂₄
ELECTROACTIVE₂₀
FLIRTATIOUSLY₁₉
OLIGOPOLISTIC₁₈
PLANETESIMALS₁₇
ILLUSIONISTIC₁₅
ALPHABETIZING₃₀
FLUOROCARBONS₂₀
FLUNITRAZEPAM₂₉
GLACIOLOGICAL₁₉
GLIOBLASTOMAS₁₈

Showing the top 48 of 480 words. See every valid word

All valid words 480

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

ALBERTOSAURUS₁₅
ALCHEMISTICAL₂₂
ALCOHOLICALLY₂₃
ALCOHOLOMETER₂₀
ALCOHOLOMETRY₂₃
ALDERMANITIES₁₆
ALDERMANSHIPS₂₁
ALDOLISATIONS₁₄
ALDOLIZATIONS₂₃
ALDOSTERONISM₁₆
ALEMBICATIONS₁₉
ALEXIPHARMICS₂₉
ALGEBRAICALLY₂₁
ALGOLOGICALLY₂₀
ALIMENTATIONS₁₅
ALKALESCENCES₂₁
ALKALIMETRIES₁₉
ALLEGORICALLY₁₉
ALLELOMORPHIC₂₂
ALLELOPATHIES₁₈
ALLERGENICITY₁₉
ALLITERATIONS₁₃
ALLOCHTHONOUS₂₁
ALLOMORPHISMS₂₂
ALLOPOLYPLOID₂₁
ALLOTYPICALLY₂₃
ALLOWABLENESS₁₈
ALONGSHOREMAN₁₉
ALONGSHOREMEN₁₉
ALPHABETARIAN₂₀
ALPHABETIFORM₂₅
ALPHABETISERS₂₀
ALPHABETISING₂₁
ALPHABETIZERS₂₉
ALPHABETIZING₃₀
ALPHANUMERICS₂₂
ALSTROEMERIAS₁₅
ALTALTISSIMOS₁₅
ALTERNATINGLY₁₇
ALTERNATIVELY₁₉
ALUMINIFEROUS₁₈
ALUMINIZATION₂₄
ALUMINOSITIES₁₅
ALUMINOTHERMY₂₃
BLABBERMOUTHS₂₄
BLACKBALLINGS₂₄
BLACKBERRYING₂₇
BLACKBIRDINGS₂₅
BLACKCURRANTS₂₃
BLACKGUARDING₂₄
BLACKGUARDISM₂₅
BLACKLISTINGS₂₂
BLACKSMITHING₂₇
BLADDERWRACKS₂₆
BLAMEABLENESS₁₉
BLAMELESSNESS₁₇
BLANCHISSEUSE₂₀
BLANDISHMENTS₂₁
BLANKETFLOWER₂₅
BLASPHEMOUSLY₂₅
BLASTOGENESES₁₆
BLASTOGENESIS₁₆
BLASTOGENETIC₁₈
BLASTOMYCOSES₂₂
BLASTOMYCOSIS₂₂
BLASTOSPHERES₂₀
BLASTULATIONS₁₅
BLATHERSKITES₂₂
BLENNORRHOEAS₁₈
BLEPHARITISES₂₀
BLEPHAROPLAST₂₂
BLEPHAROSPASM₂₄
BLESSEDNESSES₁₆
BLETHERATIONS₁₈
BLETHERSKATES₂₂
BLINDSTITCHED₂₂
BLINDSTITCHES₂₁
BLOATEDNESSES₁₆
BLOCKBUSTINGS₂₄
BLOCKHEADEDLY₂₉
BLOKISHNESSES₂₂
BLOODCURDLING₂₀
BLOODLESSNESS₁₆
BLOODLETTINGS₁₇
BLOTCHINESSES₂₀
BLUEISHNESSES₁₈
BLUESNARFINGS₁₉
BLUESTOCKINGS₂₂
BLUNDERBUSSES₁₈
BLURREDNESSES₁₆
CLADISTICALLY₂₁
CLADOSPORIUMS₂₀
CLAIRAUDIENCE₁₈
CLAIRAUDIENTS₁₆
CLAIRVOYANCES₂₃
CLAIRVOYANTLY₂₄
CLAMJAMPHRIES₃₁
CLAMOROUSNESS₁₇
CLANDESTINELY₁₉
CLANDESTINITY₁₉
CLAPPERBOARDS₂₂
CLAPPERCLAWED₂₅
CLAPPERCLAWER₂₄
CLARIFICATION₂₀
CLARINETTISTS₁₅
CLASSICALISMS₁₉
CLASSICALISTS₁₇
CLASSICALNESS₁₇
CLASSLESSNESS₁₅
CLAUDICATIONS₁₈
CLAUSTRATIONS₁₅
CLAUSTROPHOBE₂₂
CLAVICEMBALOS₂₄
CLAVICHORDIST₂₄
CLAVICYTHERIA₂₆
CLEANLINESSES₁₅
CLEARHEADEDLY₂₃
CLEARINGHOUSE₁₉
CLEAVABLENESS₂₀
CLEISTOGAMIES₁₈
CLEISTOGAMOUS₁₈
CLEPTOCRACIES₂₁
CLEPTOMANIACS₂₁
CLERGYPERSONS₂₁
CLERKLINESSES₁₉
CLEVERALITIES₁₈
CLIFFHANGINGS₂₆
CLIMACTERICAL₂₁
CLIMACTICALLY₂₄
CLIMATOGRAPHY₂₆
CLIMATOLOGIES₁₈
CLIMATOLOGIST₁₈
CLINODIAGONAL₁₇
CLINOMETRICAL₁₉
CLINOPINACOID₂₀
CLINOPINAKOID₂₂
CLINOPYROXENE₂₇
CLIOMETRICIAN₁₉
CLISHMACLAVER₂₅
CLITICIZATION₂₆
CLOMIPRAMINES₂₁
CLOTHESHORSES₂₁
CLOTHESLINING₁₉
CLOTRIMAZOLES₂₆
CLOUDLESSNESS₁₆
CLOVERGRASSES₁₉
CLUBABILITIES₁₉
CLUBBABLENESS₂₁
ELABORATENESS₁₅
ELABORATORIES₁₅
ELASMOBRANCHS₂₂
ELASTICATIONS₁₅
ELASTICNESSES₁₅
ELDERLINESSES₁₄
ELECTIONEERED₁₆
ELECTIONEERER₁₅
ELECTRICITIES₁₇
ELECTRIFIABLE₂₀
ELECTRISATION₁₅
ELECTRIZATION₂₄
ELECTROACTIVE₂₀
ELECTROCEMENT₁₉
ELECTROCHEMIC₂₄
ELECTROCUTING₁₈
ELECTROCUTION₁₇
ELECTRODERMAL₁₈
ELECTROFLUORS₁₈
ELECTROFORMED₂₁
ELECTROGRAPHS₂₁
ELECTROGRAPHY₂₄
ELECTROLOGIES₁₆
ELECTROLOGIST₁₆
ELECTROLYSERS₁₈
ELECTROLYSING₁₉
ELECTROLYTICS₂₀
ELECTROLYZERS₂₇
ELECTROLYZING₂₈
ELECTROMAGNET₁₈
ELECTROMERISM₁₉
ELECTROMETERS₁₇
ELECTROMETRIC₁₉
ELECTROMOTIVE₂₀
ELECTROMOTORS₁₇
ELECTRONVOLTS₁₈
ELECTROPHILES₂₀
ELECTROPHILIC₂₂
ELECTROPHONES₂₀
ELECTROPHONIC₂₂
ELECTROPHORUS₂₀
ELECTROPLATED₁₈
ELECTROPLATER₁₇
ELECTROPLATES₁₇
ELECTROSCOPES₁₉
ELECTROSCOPIC₂₁
ELECTROSHOCKS₂₄
ELECTROSONDES₁₆
ELECTROSTATIC₁₇
ELECTROTHERMY₂₃
ELECTROTYPERS₂₀
ELECTROTYPIES₂₀
ELECTROTYPING₂₁
ELECTROTYPIST₂₀
ELECTROVALENT₁₈
ELEMENTALISMS₁₇
ELEPHANTIASES₁₈
ELEPHANTIASIC₂₀
ELEPHANTIASIS₁₈
ELEUTHERARCHS₂₁
ELIGIBILITIES₁₆
ELIMINABILITY₂₀
ELLIPSOGRAPHS₂₁
ELLIPTICITIES₁₇
ELOCUTIONISTS₁₅
ELUCUBRATIONS₁₇
ELUSIVENESSES₁₆
ELUSORINESSES₁₃
FLABBERGASTED₂₂
FLABELLATIONS₁₈
FLACCIDNESSES₂₁
FLAGELLANTISM₁₉
FLAGELLATIONS₁₇
FLAGELLOMANIA₁₉
FLAMBOYANCIES₂₅
FLAMEPROOFERS₂₃
FLAMEPROOFING₂₄
FLAMESTITCHES₂₃
FLAMETHROWERS₂₄
FLAMMULATIONS₂₀
FLANNELBOARDS₁₉
FLANNELGRAPHS₂₂
FLASHFORWARDS₂₆
FLASHMOBBINGS₂₆
FLAUNTINESSES₁₆
FLAVOPROTEINS₂₁
FLAVOPURPURIN₂₃
FLESHLINESSES₁₉
FLEXIBILITIES₂₅
FLEXOGRAPHIES₂₉
FLIGHTINESSES₂₀
FLIGHTSEEINGS₂₁
FLIRTATIOUSLY₁₉
FLOCCILLATION₂₀
FLOCCULATIONS₂₀
FLOCCULENCIES₂₂
FLOODLIGHTING₂₂
FLORICULTURAL₁₈
FLORICULTURES₁₈
FLORISTICALLY₂₁
FLOURISHINGLY₂₃
FLOUTINGSTOCK₂₃
FLOWCHARTINGS₂₅
FLOWERBEARERS₂₁
FLOWERINESSES₁₉
FLOWINGNESSES₂₀
FLOWMETERINGS₂₂
FLUCTUATIONAL₁₈
FLUGELHORNIST₂₀
FLUIDEXTRACTS₂₆
FLUIDISATIONS₁₇
FLUIDIZATIONS₂₆
FLUNITRAZEPAM₂₉
FLUORAPATITES₁₈
FLUORESCEINES₁₈
FLUORESCENCES₂₀
FLUORESCENTLY₂₁
FLUORIDATIONS₁₇
FLUORIMETRIES₁₈
FLUORINATIONS₁₆
FLUOROACETATE₁₈
FLUOROCARBONS₂₀
FLUOROCHROMES₂₃
FLUOROGRAPHIC₂₄
FLUOROMETRIES₁₈
FLUOROSCOPIES₂₀
FLUOROSCOPING₂₁
FLUOROSCOPIST₂₀
FLUOROURACILS₁₈
FLUPHENAZINES₃₀
FLUTTERBOARDS₁₉
FLUVIOGLACIAL₂₂
GLACIOLOGICAL₁₉
GLACIOLOGISTS₁₇
GLADFULNESSES₁₈
GLADIATORSHIP₂₀
GLAIKETNESSES₁₈
GLAIKITNESSES₁₈
GLAMORISATION₁₆
GLAMORIZATION₂₅
GLAMOROUSNESS₁₆
GLAMOURPUSSES₁₈
GLARINGNESSES₁₅
GLASSBLOWINGS₂₀
GLASSPAPERING₁₉
GLAUCESCENCES₂₀
GLEEFULNESSES₁₇
GLIOBLASTOMAS₁₈
GLOBALISATION₁₆
GLOBALIZATION₂₅
GLOBETROTTERS₁₆
GLOBETROTTING₁₇
GLOBOSENESSES₁₆
GLOBULARITIES₁₆
GLOBULIFEROUS₁₉
GLOCKENSPIELS₂₂
GLORIFICATION₁₉
GLOSSECTOMIES₁₈
GLOSSOGRAPHER₂₀
GLOSSOLALISTS₁₄
GLOSSOLOGICAL₁₇
GLOSSOLOGISTS₁₅
GLOSSOPHOBIAS₂₁
GLOSSOPHOBICS₂₃
GLUCONEOGENIC₁₉
GLUCOPROTEINS₁₈
GLUCURONIDASE₁₇
GLUTETHIMIDES₂₀
GLUTINOSITIES₁₄
GLUTINOUSNESS₁₄
GLYCERINATING₂₀
GLYCOALKALOID₂₄
GLYCOPEPTIDES₂₄
GLYCOPROTEINS₂₁
GLYCOSYLATING₂₃
GLYCOSYLATION₂₂
GLYPHOGRAPHER₂₈
GLYPHOGRAPHIC₃₀
GLYPTOGRAPHER₂₅
GLYPTOGRAPHIC₂₇
ILLAQUEATIONS₂₂
ILLEGIBLENESS₁₆
ILLEGITIMATED₁₇
ILLEGITIMATES₁₆
ILLIBERALISED₁₆
ILLIBERALISES₁₅
ILLIBERALISMS₁₇
ILLIBERALIZED₂₅
ILLIBERALIZES₂₄
ILLIBERALNESS₁₅
ILLICITNESSES₁₅
ILLIMITATIONS₁₅
ILLIQUIDITIES₂₃
ILLOCUTIONARY₁₈
ILLOGICALNESS₁₆
ILLUMINATIONS₁₅
ILLUSIONISTIC₁₅
ILLUSTRATABLE₁₅
ILLUSTRATIONS₁₃
ILLUSTRIOUSLY₁₆
ILLUSTRISSIMO₁₅
KLEPTOCRACIES₂₃
KLEPTOMANIACS₂₃
KLETTERSCHUHE₂₅
KLIPSPRINGERS₂₂
OLEANDOMYCINS₂₁
OLEOMARGARINE₁₆
OLEOMARGARINS₁₆
OLERICULTURES₁₅
OLFACTOLOGIES₁₉
OLFACTOLOGIST₁₉
OLFACTOMETERS₂₀
OLIGOPEPTIDES₁₉
OLIGOPOLISTIC₁₈
OLIGOSPERMIAS₁₈
OLIGOTROPHIES₁₉
PLACABILITIES₁₉
PLACELESSNESS₁₇
PLACENTATIONS₁₇
PLAGIOCEPHALY₂₆
PLAGIOCLASTIC₂₀
PLAGIOSTOMOUS₁₈
PLAGIOTROPISM₂₀
PLAGIOTROPOUS₁₈
PLAINTIVENESS₁₈
PLANETESIMALS₁₇
PLANETOLOGIES₁₆
PLANETOLOGIST₁₆
PLANIMETRICAL₁₉
PLANKTIVOROUS₂₂
PLANOGRAPHIES₂₁
PLANTOCRACIES₁₉
PLASMODESMATA₂₀
PLASTERBOARDS₁₈
PLASTERSTONES₁₅
PLASTINATIONS₁₅
PLASTOCYANINS₂₀
PLASTOMETRIES₁₇
PLASTOQUINONE₂₄
PLATINIFEROUS₁₈
PLATINIRIDIUM₁₈
PLATINISATION₁₅
PLATINIZATION₂₄
PLATINOCYANIC₂₂
PLATITUDINISE₁₆
PLATITUDINIZE₂₅
PLATITUDINOUS₁₆
PLATYCEPHALIC₂₇
PLATYHELMINTH₂₆
PLATYRRHINIAN₂₁
PLAUSIBLENESS₁₇
PLAYABILITIES₂₀
PLAYFULNESSES₂₁
PLAYWRIGHTING₂₆
PLEBEIANISING₁₈
PLEBEIANIZING₂₇
PLEBIFICATION₂₂
PLECTOGNATHIC₂₃
PLECTOPTEROUS₁₉
PLEIOTROPISMS₁₉
PLENIPOTENCES₁₉
PLENITUDINOUS₁₆
PLENTEOUSNESS₁₅
PLENTIFULNESS₁₈
PLEOMORPHISMS₂₄
PLEROCERCOIDS₂₀
PLESIOSAURIAN₁₅
PLESSIMETRIES₁₇
PLETHORICALLY₂₃
PLETHYSMOGRAM₂₆
PLEUROCARPOUS₁₉
PLIABLENESSES₁₇
PLICATENESSES₁₇
PLOUGHMANSHIP₂₆
PLOUGHWRIGHTS₂₆
PLUMBISOLVENT₂₂
PLUMBOSOLVENT₂₂
PLURALISATION₁₅
PLURALIZATION₂₄
PLURIPRESENCE₁₉
PLUTOCRATICAL₁₉
PLUVIOMETRIES₂₀
SLAUGHTERABLE₁₉
SLAVEHOLDINGS₂₁
SLAVISHNESSES₁₉
SLEDGEHAMMERS₂₂
SLEEPLESSNESS₁₅
SLEEPWALKINGS₂₃
SLENDERNESSES₁₄
SLIPSTITCHING₂₁
SLIPSTREAMING₁₈
SLOCKDOLAGERS₂₁
SLOCKDOLIGERS₂₁
SLOCKDOLOGERS₂₁
SLOGANEERINGS₁₅
SLOPINGNESSES₁₆
SLOUCHINESSES₁₈
SLUGGARDISING₁₇
SLUGGARDIZING₂₆
SLUMPFLATIONS₂₀
ULTRACAUTIOUS₁₅
ULTRACRITICAL₁₇
ULTRADISTANCE₁₆
ULTRAFAMILIAR₁₈
ULTRAFEMININE₁₈
ULTRAFILTERED₁₇
ULTRAFILTRATE₁₆
ULTRALEFTISMS₁₈
ULTRALEFTISTS₁₆
ULTRALIBERALS₁₅
ULTRALUMINOUS₁₅
ULTRAMARATHON₁₈
ULTRAMILITANT₁₅
ULTRAMONTANES₁₅
ULTRANATIONAL₁₃
ULTRAORTHODOX₂₄
ULTRAPHYSICAL₂₃
ULTRAPOWERFUL₂₁
ULTRARADICALS₁₆
ULTRARAREFIED₁₇
ULTRARATIONAL₁₃
ULTRAREALISMS₁₅
ULTRAREALISTS₁₃
ULTRARELIABLE₁₅
ULTRARIGHTISM₁₉
ULTRARIGHTIST₁₇
ULTRAROMANTIC₁₇
ULTRAROYALIST₁₆
ULTRASONOGRAM₁₆
ULTRAVIOLENCE₁₈
ULTRAVIRILITY₁₉
ULTRAWIDEBAND₂₀

Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 13th letter is S.

3rd letter

A27%
E22%
O11%

4th letter

C18%
R10%
S8%

10th letter

I19%
T11%
N10%

11th letter

I28%
S14%
O11%

12th letter

E27%
N14%
S9%

13th letter

S57%
Y6%
N5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; CLAMJAMPHRIES tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.

1313 points: 6 words
14 points: 6 words
1515 points: 43 words
16 points: 43 words
1717 points: 41 words
18 points: 60 words
1919 points: 53 words
20 points: 51 words
2121 points: 41 words
22 points: 35 words
2323 points: 24 words
24 points: 26 words
2525 points: 16 words
26 points: 17 words
2727 points: 7 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 5 words
30 points: 3 words
3131 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
CLAMJAMPHRIES	31	37	Collins only
ALPHABETIZING	30	34	All three
FLUPHENAZINES	30	34	All three
GLYPHOGRAPHIC	30	33	Collins only
FLUNITRAZEPAM	29	34	Collins only
ALPHABETIZERS	29	31	All three
FLEXOGRAPHIES	29	31	All three
ALEXIPHARMICS	29	32	Collins only
BLOCKHEADEDLY	29	31	Collins only
ELECTROLYZING	28	32	All three
GLYPHOGRAPHER	28	30	Collins only
BLACKSMITHING	27	32	All three

The second-letter L pattern includes plenty of recognizable endings and some technical vocabulary. ILLUSTRATIONS, ALTERNATIVELY, and GLOBALIZATION show how different the words can look while sharing the same position clue. Only 4 entries fall among the most common English words, so expect a long-word list with many specialized choices rather than everyday terms.

13-letter words with L as the 2nd letter at a glance

The list contains 480 tournament-dictionary words with L in position two.
E, P, and F are the most frequent first letters, with 68, 66, and 64 matches.
A final S is the leading ending: 274 words end in S.
The average tile score is 19.7 points.
CLAMJAMPHRIES leads the high-score examples at 31 points.

Which letters pair with L in these long words?

E, P, and F lead the first-letter counts, but the difference between them is small: their totals are 68, 66, and 64. C follows with 58, while G has 48. That spread makes this pattern less dependent on a single opening letter than many narrow letter-position clues.

The endings are far less balanced. S closes 274 entries, while Y is next at 31; N, G, and E follow with 26, 25, and 23. ILLUSTRATIONS and ILLUMINATIONS fit the dominant plural pattern, while CLANDESTINELY shows that the list is not just nouns ending in S.

How should you use the L-position clue?

For a word-game rack or a crossword pattern, use the known first and last letters to narrow the candidates before scanning the full list. The leading first letters are E, P, and F, and an S ending is especially common. Treat those as sorting clues, not guarantees: the set also includes endings such as Y, N, and G.

The dictionary counts differ sharply: Collins includes 453 matches, compared with 293 in NWL2023 and 232 in ENABLE. That makes dictionary choice a real limitation, especially for specialized terms. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry; a long word appearing in one lexicon is not proof it works in another.

For scoring, CLAMJAMPHRIES is the standout at 31 points, but it is an obscure word rather than a dependable everyday play. The expert move is to separate recall from rack value: use the position pattern to find candidates, then verify the spelling before you play.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 13-letter word with L as its second letter?

CLAMJAMPHRIES is the highest-scoring example, at 31 points. The word is unusual, so learn its spelling before relying on it during play. A high tile total does not make a word valid in every game's dictionary.

How many of these words end in S?

A total of 274 words end in S, making it the most common final letter by a wide margin. The next most frequent ending is Y, with 31 matches. That makes a final S a strong search clue, though it does not identify every candidate.

Are there many common words with L as the second letter?

No. Only 4 matches are among the most common English words, despite the list's 480 total entries. ILLUSTRATIONS and ALTERNATIVELY are more recognizable examples; many others, including GLYCOSYLATION, belong to specialized vocabulary.

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