15-letter words with H as the 2nd letter

A total of 312 15-letter words with H as the 2nd letter appear in tournament lists; 284 begin with P, C, or T.

312 wordsTop pick CHARACTERISTICSHighest score PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY 39

2 of 312 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

E is the most common 2nd letter in 15-letter words (1,013 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 312 · most-used first

CHARACTERISTICS₂₄
PHARMACEUTICALS₂₆
PHOSPHORYLATION₂₈
PHARMACOLOGICAL₂₇
CHRONOLOGICALLY₂₆
PHOTOJOURNALIST₂₇
PHILOSOPHICALLY₃₀
PHILANTHROPISTS₂₅
PHYSIOTHERAPIST₂₈
PHYSIOLOGICALLY₂₉
PHOTOJOURNALISM₂₉
THERAPEUTICALLY₂₅
PHARMACOKINETIC₃₀
PHYSICOCHEMICAL₃₄
CHROMATOGRAPHIC₃₀
PHARMACOTHERAPY₃₂
CHLORAMPHENICOL₂₉
THROMBOEMBOLISM₂₈
PHOSPHORESCENCE₂₉
PHOTOMULTIPLIER₂₄
THIRTYSOMETHING₂₇
THOUGHTLESSNESS₂₂
CHOLECYSTECTOMY₃₂
PHOTOIONIZATION₂₉
PHARMACODYNAMIC₃₂
PHARMACOLOGISTS₂₅
PHENYLKETONURIA₂₇
WHIPPERSNAPPERS₂₉
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE₃₅
PHENOLPHTHALEIN₂₈
RHEUMATOLOGISTS₂₁
CHEMOATTRACTANT₂₄
CHEMOPREVENTION₂₇
PHOTOCONDUCTIVE₂₈
THERMOCHEMISTRY₃₀
CHOLECALCIFEROL₂₇
CHOLECYSTOKININ₂₉
PHOSPHORYLATING₂₉
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC₂₇
CHORIOCARCINOMA₂₆
WHATCHAMACALLIT₃₀
PHOTOSENSITIZER₂₉
PHOTOREFRACTIVE₂₈
THERMODYNAMICAL₂₈
PHENETHYLAMINES₂₈
CHEMOPREVENTIVE₃₀
PHOTOMECHANICAL₂₉
PHOTOCHEMICALLY₃₂

Showing the top 48 of 312 words. See every valid word

All valid words 312

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

CHALCOGRAPHICAL₃₀
CHALCOGRAPHISTS₂₈
CHAMBERLAINSHIP₂₉
CHANCELLORSHIPS₂₇
CHANGEABILITIES₂₃
CHANGEFULNESSES₂₄
CHANNELISATIONS₂₀
CHANNELIZATIONS₂₉
CHANNELOPATHIES₂₅
CHAPTALISATIONS₂₂
CHAPTALIZATIONS₃₁
CHARACTERISABLE₂₄
CHARACTERISTICS₂₄
CHARACTERIZABLE₃₃
CHARGEABILITIES₂₃
CHARISMATICALLY₂₇
CHARMLESSNESSES₂₂
CHARTOGRAPHICAL₂₈
CHEERLESSNESSES₂₀
CHEMAUTOTROPHIC₂₉
CHEMOATTRACTANT₂₄
CHEMOAUTOTROPHS₂₇
CHEMOAUTOTROPHY₃₀
CHEMOLITHOTROPH₃₀
CHEMOPREVENTION₂₇
CHEMOPREVENTIVE₃₀
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY₃₅
CHEMORECEPTIONS₂₆
CHEMOTACTICALLY₂₉
CHEMOTAXONOMIES₃₁
CHEMOTAXONOMIST₃₁
CHEMOTHERAPISTS₂₇
CHEMOTROPICALLY₂₉
CHENOPODIACEOUS₂₅
CHILDLESSNESSES₂₁
CHILDLIKENESSES₂₅
CHINCHERINCHEES₃₀
CHLAMYDOMONADES₂₉
CHLORAMPHENICOL₂₉
CHLORITISATIONS₂₀
CHLORITIZATIONS₂₉
CHLOROTHIAZIDES₃₃
CHLORPROMAZINES₃₃
CHLORPROPAMIDES₂₇
CHLORTHALIDONES₂₄
CHOLANGIOGRAPHY₃₀
CHOLECALCIFEROL₂₇
CHOLECYSTECTOMY₃₂
CHOLECYSTITIDES₂₆
CHOLECYSTITISES₂₅
CHOLECYSTOKININ₂₉
CHOLECYSTOSTOMY₃₀
CHOLESTEROLEMIA₂₂
CHOLESTYRAMINES₂₅
CHOLINERGICALLY₂₆
CHOLINESTERASES₂₀
CHONDRICHTHYANS₃₂
CHONDRIFICATION₂₆
CHONDROCRANIUMS₂₅
CHONDROPHORINES₂₆
CHONDROSKELETON₂₅
CHORDAMESODERMS₂₆
CHORIOALLANTOIC₂₂
CHORIOALLANTOIS₂₀
CHORIOCARCINOMA₂₆
CHRESTOMATHICAL₂₇
CHROMATICNESSES₂₄
CHROMATOGRAPHED₂₉
CHROMATOGRAPHER₂₈
CHROMATOGRAPHIC₃₀
CHROMATOLOGISTS₂₃
CHROMATOPHOROUS₂₇
CHROMATOSPHERES₂₇
CHROMOTHERAPIES₂₇
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH₃₈
CHRONOBIOLOGIES₂₃
CHRONOBIOLOGIST₂₃
CHRONOGRAMMATIC₂₇
CHRONOLOGICALLY₂₆
CHRONOTHERAPIES₂₅
CHURRIGUERESQUE₃₀
PHALLOCENTRISMS₂₄
PHANTASMAGORIAL₂₃
PHANTASMAGORIAS₂₃
PHANTASMAGORIES₂₃
PHANTASMALITIES₂₂
PHARISAICALNESS₂₂
PHARMACEUTICALS₂₆
PHARMACODYNAMIC₃₂
PHARMACOGENOMIC₂₉
PHARMACOGNOSIES₂₅
PHARMACOGNOSIST₂₅
PHARMACOGNOSTIC₂₇
PHARMACOKINETIC₃₀
PHARMACOLOGICAL₂₇
PHARMACOLOGISTS₂₅
PHARMACOPOEISTS₂₆
PHARMACOPOLISTS₂₆
PHARMACOTHERAPY₃₂
PHARYNGOLOGICAL₂₇
PHARYNGOLOGISTS₂₅
PHARYNGOSCOPIES₂₈
PHENAKISTOSCOPE₂₈
PHENETHYLAMINES₂₈
PHENOBARBITONES₂₄
PHENOLPHTHALEIN₂₈
PHENOMENALISING₂₃
PHENOMENALISTIC₂₄
PHENOMENALITIES₂₂
PHENOMENALIZING₃₂
PHENOMENOLOGIES₂₃
PHENOMENOLOGIST₂₃
PHENYLBUTAZONES₃₄
PHENYLKETONURIA₂₇
PHENYLKETONURIC₂₉
PHENYLTHIOUREAS₂₆
PHILANTHROPICAL₂₇
PHILANTHROPISTS₂₅
PHILANTHROPOIDS₂₆
PHILOSOPHASTERS₂₅
PHILOSOPHICALLY₃₀
PHLEBOSCLEROSES₂₄
PHLEBOSCLEROSIS₂₄
PHLOGISTICATING₂₄
PHONAUTOGRAPHIC₂₈
PHONEMICISATION₂₄
PHONEMICIZATION₃₃
PHONETICISATION₂₂
PHONETICIZATION₃₁
PHONOCARDIOGRAM₂₆
PHONOGRAMICALLY₂₈
PHOSPHATISATION₂₅
PHOSPHATIZATION₃₄
PHOSPHOCREATINE₂₇
PHOSPHOCREATINS₂₇
PHOSPHOPROTEINS₂₇
PHOSPHORESCENCE₂₉
PHOSPHOROSCOPES₂₉
PHOSPHORYLATING₂₉
PHOSPHORYLATION₂₈
PHOSPHORYLATIVE₃₁
PHOTOAUTOTROPHS₂₅
PHOTOBIOLOGICAL₂₅
PHOTOBIOLOGISTS₂₃
PHOTOCHEMICALLY₃₂
PHOTOCONDUCTING₂₆
PHOTOCONDUCTION₂₅
PHOTOCONDUCTIVE₂₈
PHOTOCONDUCTORS₂₅
PHOTODEGRADABLE₂₅
PHOTODISSOCIATE₂₃
PHOTODUPLICATED₂₆
PHOTODUPLICATES₂₅
PHOTOELASTICITY₂₅
PHOTOELECTRICAL₂₄
PHOTOELECTRODES₂₃
PHOTOELECTRONIC₂₄
PHOTOENGRAVINGS₂₅
PHOTOEXCITATION₂₉
PHOTOFINISHINGS₂₇
PHOTOFLUOROGRAM₂₆
PHOTOGEOLOGICAL₂₄
PHOTOGEOLOGISTS₂₂
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC₂₇
PHOTOINDUCTIONS₂₃
PHOTOIONISATION₂₀
PHOTOIONIZATION₂₉
PHOTOJOURNALISM₂₉
PHOTOJOURNALIST₂₇
PHOTOLITHOGRAPH₂₉
PHOTOLUMINESCED₂₅
PHOTOLUMINESCES₂₄
PHOTOMACROGRAPH₃₀
PHOTOMECHANICAL₂₉
PHOTOMETRICALLY₂₇
PHOTOMICROGRAPH₃₀
PHOTOMULTIPLIER₂₄
PHOTOOXIDATIONS₂₈
PHOTOPERIODISMS₂₅
PHOTOPRODUCTION₂₅
PHOTORECEPTIONS₂₄
PHOTOREDUCTIONS₂₃
PHOTOREFRACTIVE₂₈
PHOTOSENSITISED₂₁
PHOTOSENSITISER₂₀
PHOTOSENSITISES₂₀
PHOTOSENSITIZED₃₀
PHOTOSENSITIZER₂₉
PHOTOSENSITIZES₂₉
PHOTOSYNTHESISE₂₆
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE₃₅
PHOTOTACTICALLY₂₇
PHOTOTELEGRAPHS₂₆
PHOTOTELEGRAPHY₂₉
PHOTOTOPOGRAPHY₃₁
PHOTOTOXICITIES₂₉
PHOTOTRANSISTOR₂₀
PHOTOTROPICALLY₂₇
PHOTOTYPESETTER₂₅
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY₃₄
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY₃₉
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH₃₇
PHRASEMONGERING₂₄
PHRASEOGRAPHIES₂₆
PHRENETICNESSES₂₂
PHRENOLOGICALLY₂₆
PHTHALOCYANINES₂₈
PHYLLOSILICATES₂₅
PHYSICOCHEMICAL₃₄
PHYSIOGRAPHICAL₃₁
PHYSIOLOGICALLY₂₉
PHYSIOPATHOLOGY₃₂
PHYSIOTHERAPIES₂₈
PHYSIOTHERAPIST₂₈
PHYTOCHEMICALLY₃₅
PHYTOFLAGELLATE₂₇
PHYTOGEOGRAPHER₃₀
PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC₃₂
PHYTOPATHOGENIC₃₁
PHYTOPLANKTONIC₃₁
PHYTOTOXICITIES₃₂
RHEUMATOLOGICAL₂₃
RHEUMATOLOGISTS₂₁
RHINENCEPHALONS₂₅
RHINOSCLEROMATA₂₂
RHOMBENCEPHALON₂₉
RHOMBENPORPHYRS₃₂
RHOMBENPORPHYRY₃₅
RHOMBPORPHYRIES₃₂
RHYPAROGRAPHERS₂₉
RHYPAROGRAPHIES₂₉
SHAMANISTICALLY₂₅
SHAMEFASTNESSES₂₃
SHAMELESSNESSES₂₀
SHAPELESSNESSES₂₀
SHERARDISATIONS₁₉
SHERARDIZATIONS₂₈
SHIFTLESSNESSES₂₁
SHILLINGSWORTHS₂₅
SHILLYSHALLIERS₂₄
SHILLYSHALLYING₂₈
SHOCKUMENTARIES₂₆
SHOWERPROOFINGS₂₇
THALAMENCEPHALA₂₇
THALASSOCRACIES₂₂
THALASSOGRAPHER₂₄
THALASSOGRAPHIC₂₆
THALASSOTHERAPY₂₆
THALATTOCRACIES₂₂
THANATOGNOMONIC₂₃
THANATOGRAPHIES₂₄
THANKLESSNESSES₂₂
THANKWORTHINESS₂₈
THAUMATOLATRIES₂₀
THEATRICALISING₂₁
THEATRICALITIES₂₀
THEATRICALIZING₃₀
THEOCENTRICISMS₂₄
THEOLOGISATIONS₁₉
THEOLOGIZATIONS₂₈
THEOREMATICALLY₂₅
THEOSOPHISTICAL₂₅
THERAPEUTICALLY₂₅
THERIANTHROPISM₂₅
THERIOMORPHISMS₂₇
THERIOMORPHOSES₂₅
THERIOMORPHOSIS₂₅
THERMAESTHESIAS₂₃
THERMALISATIONS₂₀
THERMALIZATIONS₂₉
THERMOBAROGRAPH₂₈
THERMOBAROMETER₂₄
THERMOCHEMISTRY₃₀
THERMOCHROMISMS₂₉
THERMODYNAMICAL₂₈
THERMOELECTRONS₂₂
THERMOJUNCTIONS₂₉
THERMOPERIODISM₂₅
THERMORECEPTORS₂₄
THERMOREGULATED₂₂
THERMOREGULATES₂₁
THERMOREGULATOR₂₁
THERMOREMANENCE₂₄
THERMOSTABILITY₂₅
THERMOTHERAPIES₂₅
THICKHEADEDNESS₂₉
THIMBLERIGGINGS₂₅
THINKABLENESSES₂₄
THIOBARBITURATE₂₂
THIRTYSOMETHING₂₇
THORACOCENTESES₂₂
THORACOCENTESIS₂₂
THORACOPLASTIES₂₂
THOROUGHGOINGLY₂₇
THOUGHTLESSNESS₂₂
THREEFOLDNESSES₂₂
THREEPENCEWORTH₂₈
THREEPENNYWORTH₂₉
THREMMATOLOGIES₂₃
THRILLINGNESSES₁₉
THROMBOEMBOLISM₂₈
THROMBOPLASTINS₂₄
THUNDERSTRICKEN₂₅
THUNDERSTRIKING₂₄
THYROCALCITONIN₂₅
THYROIDECTOMIES₂₆
WHATCHAMACALLIT₃₀
WHIMSICALNESSES₂₅
WHIPPERSNAPPERS₂₉
WHISTLEBLOWINGS₂₇
WHOLESOMENESSES₂₃
WHOREMISTRESSES₂₃

Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 15th letter is S.

1st letter

P45%
C26%
T20%

3rd letter

O36%
E21%
A18%

5th letter

O31%
M15%
A9%

13th letter

I27%
S14%
O10%

14th letter

E29%
N12%
I9%

15th letter

S48%
Y11%
N6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 25 in Scrabble; PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY tops the list with 39. Scores before board bonuses.

1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 14 words
2121 points: 7 words
22 points: 22 words
2323 points: 23 words
24 points: 30 words
2525 points: 44 words
26 points: 25 words
2727 points: 33 words
28 points: 24 words
2929 points: 34 words
30 points: 18 words
3131 points: 9 words
32 points: 11 words
3333 points: 4 words
34 points: 4 words
3535 points: 4 words
36 points: 0 words
3737 points: 1 words
38 points: 1 words
3939 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY	39	39	Collins only
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH	38	40	Collins only
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH	37	40	Collins only
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE	35	34	All three
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY	35	35	Collins only
RHOMBENPORPHYRY	35	36	Collins only
PHYTOCHEMICALLY	35	37	All three
PHYSICOCHEMICAL	34	37	All three
PHENYLBUTAZONES	34	38	All three
PHOSPHATIZATION	34	35	All three
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY	34	34	Collins only
CHARACTERIZABLE	33	36	Collins only

This pattern is led by familiar beginnings such as PH-, CH-, and TH-, but most entries are specialist or extended forms. Only two count as common by the frequency measure, so a recognizable opening does not guarantee an everyday word. The strongest score belongs to a much less familiar entry, photoxylography.

15-letter words with H as the 2nd letter at a glance

The pattern contains 312 words across the tournament dictionary sources.
PHOToxylography scores 39 points, the highest score among the examples.
PHARMACEUTICALS and PHOTOJOURNALIST are more recognizable examples.
Only two entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
The average score is 26.3 points, reflecting many high-value letters.

Which first letters appear most often?

P leads by a wide margin with 140 words, followed by C with 81 and T with 63. Together, those openings account for 284 of the 312 matches. Examples include pharmaceuticals, characteristics, and therapeutically, showing how often PH-, CH-, and TH- anchor long words.

The remaining entries start with S, R, or W: 12 begin with S, 10 with R, and 6 with W. That makes the first letter a strong narrowing clue. If your pattern begins with an uncommon opening here, check the smaller groups before searching the dominant P words.

What scores well, and where do the lists differ?

Photoxylography tops the scoring examples at 39 points; chromoxylograph follows at 38, and photozincograph reaches 37. Those totals make unusual letter combinations more valuable than familiar-looking PHARMACEUTICALS. The average score of 26.3 also signals that these long entries often carry substantial tile value.

Collins includes 303 matches, compared with 183 in NWL2023 and 161 in ENABLE. Those dictionary counts overlap, so they should not be added together; 312 is the combined total. The list is not a guarantee that every word works in your game, so check its word list before relying on a rare technical term.

Questions people ask

How many 15-letter words have H as the second letter?

There are 312 tournament-dictionary words with H in the second position and 15 letters overall. P is the strongest opening, with 140 matches, while C and T contribute 81 and 63. Those three initials cover most of the pattern.

Which 15-letter word with H second scores the most?

Photoxylography is the top scorer at 39 points. Chromoxylograph follows at 38, then photozincograph at 37. These are specialized terms, so the highest score is not necessarily the easiest word to recognize or use in ordinary play.

Are many of these H-second words common?

No. Only two of the 312 matches fall within our common-word frequency group. Familiar examples such as pharmaceuticals and photojournalist are easier to recognize, but many entries are technical or uncommon; confirm rare terms against the dictionary used in your game.

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