15-letter words with I as the 2nd letter
562 15-letter words with I as the 2nd letter split between DI-, MI-, BI- and CI- openings, and D alone brings 207.
4 of 562 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
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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- DIFFERENTIATION22
- DISSATISFACTION21
- DIVERSIFICATION24
- DISAPPOINTMENTS22
- DIFFERENTIATING23
- DISENFRANCHISED25
- CINEMATOGRAPHER25
- DISTINGUISHABLE22
- DISILLUSIONMENT18
- MISREPRESENTING20
- DISCONTINUATION18
- BIOAVAILABILITY25
- MICROPROCESSORS23
- DISAPPOINTINGLY24
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL27
- MICROBIOLOGICAL24
- MICROCONTROLLER21
- DISTINCTIVENESS21
- CIRCUMFERENTIAL24
- DISADVANTAGEOUS21
- DISORGANIZATION26
- MISAPPROPRIATED24
- MISINTERPRETING20
- MINIATURIZATION26
- DISCONTINUITIES18
- MICROSCOPICALLY28
- DISRESPECTFULLY26
- CINEMATOGRAPHIC27
- BIOLUMINESCENCE23
- SIMPLIFICATIONS24
- DISPASSIONATELY21
- KINDERGARTENERS21
- DISCOMBOBULATED25
- MICROMANAGEMENT24
- MISCALCULATIONS21
- DIPHENHYDRAMINE30
- MISAPPREHENSION24
- MICROBIOLOGISTS22
- MICROELECTRONIC23
- MICROSTRUCTURES21
- DISCONCERTINGLY24
- MICROSTRUCTURAL21
- VIDEOCONFERENCE26
- CIRCUMNAVIGATED26
- DISTRIBUTORSHIP23
- DISCRIMINATIONS20
- BIOGEOCHEMISTRY28
- BIOACCUMULATION23
All valid words 562
- AIRWORTHINESSES21
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL27
- BIBLIOPHILISTIC26
- BIBLIOTHECARIES24
- BIBLIOTHERAPIES24
- BIDIALECTALISMS22
- BIDIRECTIONALLY23
- BIGHEADEDNESSES23
- BIOACCUMULATING24
- BIOACCUMULATION23
- BIOACCUMULATIVE26
- BIOACOUSTICIANS21
- BIOASTRONAUTICS19
- BIOAVAILABILITY25
- BIOCONTAINMENTS21
- BIODEGRADATIONS20
- BIODESTRUCTIBLE22
- BIOECOLOGICALLY25
- BIOENGINEERINGS19
- BIOEQUIVALENCES31
- BIOGEOCHEMICALS27
- BIOGEOCHEMISTRY28
- BIOGEOGRAPHICAL26
- BIOLUMINESCENCE23
- BIOMATHEMATICAL26
- BIOMECHANICALLY29
- BIOPROSPECTINGS24
- BIOPSYCHOLOGIES28
- BIOPSYCHOLOGIST28
- BIOREGIONALISMS20
- BIOREGIONALISTS18
- BIOREMEDIATIONS20
- BIORHYTHMICALLY33
- BIOSTATISTICIAN19
- BIOSTRATIGRAPHY26
- BIOSYSTEMATISTS22
- BIOTECHNOLOGIES23
- BIOTECHNOLOGIST23
- BIPARTISANSHIPS24
- BIPOLARISATIONS19
- BIPOLARIZATIONS28
- BISPHOSPHONATES27
- BISYMMETRICALLY29
- BITTERSWEETNESS20
- BITUMINISATIONS19
- BITUMINIZATIONS28
- CINCHONISATIONS22
- CINCHONIZATIONS31
- CINEANGIOGRAPHY27
- CINEMATOGRAPHED26
- CINEMATOGRAPHER25
- CINEMATOGRAPHIC27
- CINEMICROGRAPHY30
- CIRCULARISATION19
- CIRCULARIZATION28
- CIRCUMAMBAGIOUS26
- CIRCUMAMBIENCES27
- CIRCUMAMBIENTLY28
- CIRCUMAMBULATED26
- CIRCUMAMBULATES25
- CIRCUMAMBULATOR25
- CIRCUMFERENTIAL24
- CIRCUMFERENTORS24
- CIRCUMFORANEOUS24
- CIRCUMGYRATIONS25
- CIRCUMINCESSION23
- CIRCUMINSESSION21
- CIRCUMJACENCIES32
- CIRCUMLOCUTIONS23
- CIRCUMNAVIGABLE27
- CIRCUMNAVIGATED26
- CIRCUMNAVIGATES25
- CIRCUMNAVIGATOR25
- CIRCUMNUTATIONS21
- CIRCUMPOSITIONS23
- CIRCUMSCRIBABLE27
- CIRCUMSCRIPTION25
- CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE28
- CIRCUMSPECTIONS25
- CIRCUMSPECTNESS25
- CIRCUMSTANTIALS21
- CIRCUMSTANTIATE21
- CIRCUMVALLATING25
- CIRCUMVALLATION24
- CIRCUMVOLUTIONS24
- CITRICULTURISTS19
- CIVILIANISATION20
- CIVILIANIZATION29
- DIAGONALISATION17
- DIAGONALIZATION26
- DIAHELIOTROPISM23
- DIALECTOLOGICAL21
- DIALECTOLOGISTS19
- DIALYSABILITIES21
- DIALYZABILITIES30
- DIAMAGNETICALLY24
- DIAPHOTOTROPIES23
- DIAPHOTOTROPISM25
- DIAPHRAGMATITIS24
- DIASTEREOISOMER18
- DIASTROPHICALLY26
- DICHLOROBENZENE32
- DICHLOROETHANES24
- DICHLOROMETHANE26
- DICHOTOMISATION23
- DICHOTOMIZATION32
- DICHOTOMOUSNESS23
- DICHROMATICISMS27
- DICTATORIALNESS18
- DIFFERENTIATING23
- DIFFERENTIATION22
- DIFFERENTIATORS22
- DIFFERENTNESSES22
- DIFFICULTNESSES24
- DIFFRACTIVENESS27
- DIFFRACTOMETERS26
- DIFFRACTOMETRIC28
- DIFFRANGIBILITY28
- DIFFUSIBILITIES24
- DIFFUSIVENESSES25
- DIGESTIBILITIES19
- DIGITALISATIONS17
- DIGITALIZATIONS26
- DIGNIFIEDNESSES21
- DILATABLENESSES18
- DIMENHYDRINATES25
- DIMETHYLANILINE24
- DINITROBENZENES27
- DINOFLAGELLATES20
- DIOECIOUSNESSES18
- DIPHENHYDRAMINE30
- DIPHENYLENIMINE26
- DIPHENYLKETONES28
- DIPLOMATOLOGIES21
- DISACCHARIDASES24
- DISACCOMMODATED26
- DISACCOMMODATES25
- DISACKNOWLEDGED28
- DISACKNOWLEDGES27
- DISADVANTAGEOUS21
- DISAFFECTEDNESS25
- DISAFFECTIONATE24
- DISAFFILIATIONS22
- DISAFFIRMATIONS24
- DISAFFORESTMENT24
- DISAGGREGATIONS19
- DISAGREEABILITY22
- DISAMBIGUATIONS21
- DISAPPLICATIONS22
- DISAPPOINTINGLY24
- DISAPPOINTMENTS22
- DISAPPROBATIONS22
- DISAPPROPRIATED23
- DISAPPROPRIATES22
- DISARRANGEMENTS19
- DISARTICULATING19
- DISARTICULATION18
- DISARTICULATORS18
- DISASSIMILATING19
- DISASSIMILATION18
- DISASSIMILATIVE21
- DISASSOCIATIONS18
- DISATTRIBUTIONS18
- DISCAPACITATING23
- DISCIPLINARIANS20
- DISCIPLINARIUMS22
- DISCOLOURATIONS18
- DISCOMBOBERATED25
- DISCOMBOBERATES24
- DISCOMBOBULATED25
- DISCOMBOBULATES24
- DISCOMMENDATION23
- DISCOMMISSIONED23
- DISCOMMODIOUSLY26
- DISCONCERTINGLY24
- DISCONCERTMENTS22
- DISCONFIRMATION23
- DISCONFORMITIES23
- DISCONSOLATIONS18
- DISCONTENTMENTS20
- DISCONTIGUITIES19
- DISCONTINUANCES20
- DISCONTINUATION18
- DISCONTINUITIES18
- DISCONTINUOUSLY21
- DISCOUNTENANCED21
- DISCOUNTENANCES20
- DISCOURAGEMENTS21
- DISCRETIONARILY21
- DISCRIMINATIONS20
- DISEMBARKATIONS24
- DISEMBARRASSING21
- DISEMBELLISHING24
- DISEMBOGUEMENTS23
- DISEMBOWELMENTS25
- DISEMPOWERMENTS25
- DISENCHANTINGLY25
- DISENCHANTMENTS23
- DISENCUMBERMENT24
- DISENCUMBRANCES24
- DISENFRANCHISED25
- DISENFRANCHISES24
- DISENTANGLEMENT19
- DISENTHRALLMENT21
- DISENTHRALMENTS21
- DISENTRAINMENTS18
- DISENTRANCEMENT20
- DISEQUILIBRATED28
- DISEQUILIBRATES27
- DISEQUILIBRIUMS29
- DISESTABLISHING22
- DISFEATUREMENTS21
- DISFORESTATIONS19
- DISFURNISHMENTS24
- DISGRACEFULNESS22
- DISGRUNTLEMENTS19
- DISGUISEDNESSES18
- DISGUSTEDNESSES18
- DISHABILITATING22
- DISHABILITATION21
- DISHARMONIOUSLY24
- DISHEARTENINGLY23
- DISHEARTENMENTS21
- DISILLUMINATING19
- DISILLUSIONISED17
- DISILLUSIONISES16
- DISILLUSIONIZED26
- DISILLUSIONIZES25
- DISILLUSIONMENT18
- DISIMPRISONMENT22
- DISINCARCERATED21
- DISINCARCERATES20
- DISINCLINATIONS18
- DISINCORPORATED21
- DISINCORPORATES20
- DISINFESTATIONS19
- DISINFLATIONARY22
- DISINFORMATIONS21
- DISINHERITANCES21
- DISINTEGRATIONS17
- DISINTERESTEDLY20
- DISINTERMEDIATE19
- DISINTOXICATING26
- DISINTOXICATION25
- DISINVESTITURES19
- DISINVIGORATING21
- DISNATURALISING17
- DISNATURALIZING26
- DISOBLIGINGNESS20
- DISORGANISATION17
- DISORGANIZATION26
- DISORIENTATIONS16
- DISPARATENESSES18
- DISPASSIONATELY21
- DISPENSABLENESS20
- DISPERSEDNESSES19
- DISPLEASINGNESS19
- DISPLENISHMENTS23
- DISPOSABILITIES20
- DISPROPORTIONAL20
- DISPROPORTIONED21
- DISPUTABILITIES20
- DISPUTATIVENESS21
- DISQUISITIONARY28
- DISREPUTABILITY23
- DISRESPECTFULLY26
- DISSATISFACTION21
- DISSATISFACTORY24
- DISSERTATIONIST16
- DISSIMILARITIES18
- DISSOCIABLENESS20
- DISSOLUBILITIES18
- DISSOLUTENESSES16
- DISSOLUTIONISMS18
- DISSOLUTIONISTS16
- DISSOLVABLENESS21
- DISTASTEFULNESS19
- DISTEMPERATURES20
- DISTINCTIVENESS21
- DISTINGUISHABLE22
- DISTINGUISHABLY25
- DISTINGUISHMENT22
- DISTORTEDNESSES17
- DISTRACTIBILITY23
- DISTRESSFULNESS19
- DISTRIBUTORSHIP23
- DISTRUSTFULNESS19
- DITHIOCARBAMATE25
- DITHYRAMBICALLY31
- DIVERSIFICATION24
- DIVERTIBILITIES21
- DIVERTISSEMENTS21
- DIVISIBLENESSES21
- DIVISIONALISING20
- DIVISIONALIZING29
- FIBRINOPEPTIDES25
- FIBROCARTILAGES23
- FICTIONISATIONS20
- FICTIONIZATIONS29
- FIDEICOMMISSARY28
- FILTERABILITIES20
- FINGERPAINTINGS22
- FINGERPRINTINGS22
- FISSIPAROUSNESS20
- HIERACOSPHINGES26
- HIERACOSPHINXES32
- HIERARCHIZATION32
- HIEROGRAMMATIST23
- HILARIOUSNESSES18
- HISTOCHEMICALLY30
- HISTOCOMPATIBLE26
- HISTOPATHOLOGIC26
- HISTOPHYSIOLOGY30
- HISTORICIZATION29
- HISTORIOGRAPHER24
- HISTORIOGRAPHIC26
- KINDERGARTENERS21
- KINDHEARTEDNESS24
- KINEMATOGRAPHER27
- KINEMATOGRAPHIC29
- KINESITHERAPIES24
- KINESTHETICALLY27
- KINETHEODOLITES23
- KINETONUCLEUSES21
- KITSCHIFICATION29
- KITTENISHNESSES22
- LIBERALISATIONS17
- LIBERALIZATIONS26
- LIBERTARIANISMS19
- LICENTIATESHIPS22
- LICKERISHNESSES24
- LIEUTENANTSHIPS20
- LIGHTFASTNESSES22
- LIGHTSOMENESSES21
- LIGNOCELLULOSES18
- LIGNOCELLULOSIC20
- LIGNOSULFONATES19
- LIMITABLENESSES19
- LIMITLESSNESSES17
- LIONHEARTEDNESS19
- LIPODYSTROPHIES26
- LIPOGRAMMATISMS24
- LIPOGRAMMATISTS22
- LIPOPHILICITIES24
- LIQUORISHNESSES27
- LISSENCEPHALIES22
- LISSENCEPHALOUS22
- LISTENABILITIES17
- LITERALISATIONS15
- LITERALIZATIONS24
- LITHESOMENESSES20
- LITHOCHROMATICS27
- LITHONTHRYPTICS28
- LITHONTRIPTISTS20
- LITIGIOUSNESSES16
- LITURGIOLOGISTS17
- MICROAEROPHILES24
- MICROAEROPHILIC26
- MICROAGGRESSION21
- MICROAGGRESSIVE24
- MICROAGGRESSORS21
- MICROANALYTICAL24
- MICROANATOMICAL23
- MICROBAROGRAPHS27
- MICROBIOLOGICAL24
- MICROBIOLOGISTS22
- MICROCOMPONENTS25
- MICROCOMPUTINGS26
- MICROCONTROLLER21
- MICROCOSMICALLY28
- MICRODETECTIONS22
- MICRODISSECTION22
- MICROEARTHQUAKE35
- MICROECONOMISTS23
- MICROELECTRODES22
- MICROELECTRONIC23
- MICROENTERPRISE21
- MICROEVOLUTIONS22
- MICROGAMETOCYTE27
- MICROINJECTIONS28
- MICROMANAGEMENT24
- MICROMARKETINGS26
- MICROMETEORITES21
- MICROMETEORITIC23
- MICROMETEOROIDS22
- MICROMICROCURIE25
- MICROMICROFARAD27
- MICROMILLIMETRE23
- MICROMOBILITIES23
- MICROMORPHOLOGY30
- MICROPEGMATITES24
- MICROPEGMATITIC26
- MICROPHOTOGRAPH30
- MICROPHOTOMETER26
- MICROPHOTOMETRY29
- MICROPHYSICALLY32
- MICROPOROSITIES21
- MICROPROCESSING24
- MICROPROCESSORS23
- MICROPROJECTION30
- MICROPROJECTORS30
- MICROPUBLISHERS26
- MICROPUBLISHING27
- MICROPULSATIONS21
- MICROPYROMETERS26
- MICRORADIOGRAPH26
- MICROSATELLITES19
- MICROSCOPICALLY28
- MICROSEISMICITY26
- MICROSPORANGIUM24
- MICROSPOROCYTES26
- MICROSPOROPHYLL29
- MICROSTRUCTURAL21
- MICROSTRUCTURES21
- MICROTARGETINGS21
- MICROTECHNIQUES33
- MICROTECHNOLOGY28
- MICROTONALITIES19
- MICROTUNNELLING20
- MIDDELMANNETJIE28
- MILITARISATIONS17
- MILITARIZATIONS26
- MILLENARIANISMS19
- MILLIONAIRESSES17
- MINERALISATIONS17
- MINERALIZATIONS26
- MINERALOGICALLY23
- MINIATURISATION17
- MINIATURIZATION26
- MINISTERIALISTS17
- MIRTHLESSNESSES20
- MISACCEPTATIONS23
- MISAPPLICATIONS23
- MISAPPRECIATING24
- MISAPPRECIATION23
- MISAPPRECIATIVE26
- MISAPPREHENDING26
- MISAPPREHENSION24
- MISAPPREHENSIVE27
- MISAPPROPRIATED24
- MISAPPROPRIATES23
- MISARRANGEMENTS20
- MISARTICULATING20
- MISARTICULATION19
- MISATTRIBUTIONS19
- MISBECOMINGNESS24
- MISCALCULATIONS21
- MISCEGENATIONAL20
- MISCELLANARIANS19
- MISCELLANEOUSLY22
- MISCHARACTERISE24
- MISCHARACTERIZE33
- MISCHIEVOUSNESS25
- MISCOMPREHENDED28
- MISCOMPUTATIONS23
- MISCONJECTURING29
- MISCONSTRUCTING22
- MISCONSTRUCTION21
- MISCONTENTMENTS21
- MISCORRELATIONS19
- MISDESCRIPTIONS22
- MISDEVELOPMENTS25
- MISDISTRIBUTION20
- MISERABLENESSES19
- MISGOVERNAUNCES23
- MISGUIDEDNESSES20
- MISIMPROVEMENTS26
- MISINFORMATIONS22
- MISINSTRUCTIONS19
- MISINTELLIGENCE20
- MISINTERPRETERS19
- MISINTERPRETING20
- MISMEASUREMENTS21
- MISORIENTATIONS17
- MISPROPORTIONED22
- MISPUNCTUATIONS21
- MISRECOLLECTING22
- MISRECOLLECTION21
- MISREGISTRATION18
- MISREPRESENTERS19
- MISREPRESENTING20
- MISSHAPENNESSES22
- MISSIONISATIONS17
- MISSIONIZATIONS26
- MISTRANSCRIBING22
- MISTRANSLATIONS17
- MISTRUSTFULNESS20
- MISUTILISATIONS17
- MISUTILIZATIONS26
- MISVOCALISATION22
- MISVOCALIZATION31
- NIGGARDLINESSES18
- NIGHTMARISHNESS24
- NINCOMPOOPERIES23
- NITROCELLULOSES17
- NITROCHLOROFORM25
- NITROGENISATION16
- NITROGENIZATION25
- NITROGLYCERINES21
- NITWITTEDNESSES19
- PICTORIALNESSES19
- PICTURESQUENESS28
- PIEZOMAGNETISMS31
- PIEZOMETRICALLY33
- PIGHEADEDNESSES23
- PINEALECTOMISED22
- PINEALECTOMISES21
- PINEALECTOMIZED31
- PINEALECTOMIZES30
- PINHEADEDNESSES22
- PINOCYTOTICALLY27
- PISCICULTURALLY24
- PISCICULTURISTS21
- PITHECANTHROPUS27
- RIBONUCLEOSIDES20
- RIBONUCLEOTIDES20
- RIGHTABLENESSES21
- RIGHTEOUSNESSES19
- RIGIDIFICATIONS22
- RITUALISTICALLY20
- RIVERWORTHINESS24
- SIDESPLITTINGLY22
- SIGHTLESSNESSES19
- SIGMOIDECTOMIES23
- SIGMOIDOSCOPIES23
- SIGNIFICATIVELY27
- SILICIFICATIONS22
- SILVERSMITHINGS24
- SILVICULTURALLY23
- SILVICULTURISTS20
- SIMPLICIDENTATE22
- SIMPLIFICATIONS24
- SINGULARISATION16
- SINGULARIZATION25
- SINISTRODEXTRAL23
- SINTERABILITIES17
- TIGHTFISTEDNESS23
- TINTINNABULATED18
- TINTINNABULATES17
- VIBROFLOTATIONS23
- VICARIOUSNESSES20
- VICISSITUDINARY24
- VICISSITUDINOUS21
- VIDEOCONFERENCE26
- VIDEOTELEPHONES24
- VINDICABILITIES23
- VINDICATIVENESS24
- VIOLINISTICALLY23
- VISCOELASTICITY25
- VISCOSIMETRICAL24
- VISIONARINESSES18
- VITILITIGATIONS19
- VITRIOLISATIONS18
- VITRIOLIZATIONS27
- VIVACIOUSNESSES23
- VIVISECTIONALLY26
- VIVISECTIONISTS23
- WITHDRAWNNESSES25
- YIELDABLENESSES21
- ZIGZAGGEDNESSES37
- ZINCKIFICATIONS35
- ZINJANTHROPUSES36
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIGZAGGEDNESSES | 37 | 41 | Collins only |
| ZINJANTHROPUSES | 36 | 41 | Collins only |
| MICROEARTHQUAKE | 35 | 37 | All three |
| ZINCKIFICATIONS | 35 | 39 | Collins only |
| MISCHARACTERIZE | 33 | 35 | All three |
| BIORHYTHMICALLY | 33 | 34 | Collins only |
| MICROTECHNIQUES | 33 | 37 | All three |
| PIEZOMETRICALLY | 33 | 37 | Collins only |
| DICHLOROBENZENE | 32 | 36 | All three |
| DICHOTOMIZATION | 32 | 34 | All three |
| MICROPHYSICALLY | 32 | 35 | All three |
| HIERACOSPHINXES | 32 | 33 | Collins only |
DIS- covers 153 words, MIC- 63 and MIS- 60, so the three prefixes account for 276 of the 562. D opens 207 words, M 135, B 45 and C 42, and S closes 320. Only 4 entries count as everyday English, and 446 of the 562 carry a dictionary definition.
Fifteen-letter I-second words at a glance
- 562 fifteen-letter words put I in second place.
- D opens 207 of them, M 135, B 45 and C 42.
- DIS- covers 153 words, MIC- 63 and MIS- 60.
- S closes 320 and Y 57.
- Only 4 count as everyday words.
- Zigzaggednesses leads the scores at 37.
DIS-, MIS- and MIC- do the heavy lifting
Negation and scale explain most of this list. DIS- covers 153 words, from dissatisfaction and disenfranchised to disillusionment and discontinuation.
MIS- adds 60, with misrepresenting, misappropriated and misinterpreting, while MIC- brings 63 through microprocessors, microcontroller and microbiological.
BI- and CI- complete the picture at 45 and 42 words, among them bioavailability and cinematographer. D and M between them open 342 words, leaving the other 220 to the rest of the alphabet. The L- group adds 30 words and V- 18, so no opening after the top four gets close.
Four everyday words in 562
Differentiation, dissatisfaction, diversification and disappointments are the only common entries. That works out at roughly one in 140, so most of the list belongs to research and industry vocabulary.
Even so, Collins holds 535 of the 562 and 446 have a dictionary definition, which makes the set easier to verify than most rare-pattern lists. The remaining 116 words have no entry at all.
The Z words at the top of the table
Zigzaggednesses tops the scores at 37 points, with zinjanthropuses on 36 and microearthquake and zinckifications on 35. A Q or a Z carries every one of those four, and none of them is a word you can spell by ear.
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