15-letter words with L as the 2nd letter

15-letter words with L as the 2nd letter number 199, led by technical terms such as ELECTROMAGNETIC and ELECTROCHEMICAL.

199 wordsTop pick ELECTROMAGNETICHighest score PLETHYSMOGRAPHY 34

2 of 199 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 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 199 · most-used first

ELECTROMAGNETIC₂₂
CLASSIFICATIONS₂₂
ELECTRIFICATION₂₂
ELECTROCHEMICAL₂₆
PLENIPOTENTIARY₂₂
ELECTROPHORESIS₂₂
SLAUGHTERHOUSES₂₂
ELECTRODYNAMICS₂₅
GLUCOCORTICOIDS₂₃
ULTRASONOGRAPHY₂₄
OLIGONUCLEOTIDE₁₉
GLUCONEOGENESIS₁₉
ELECTROPHORETIC₂₄
OLIGOSACCHARIDE₂₄
ALGORITHMICALLY₂₆
ELECTROACOUSTIC₂₁
ELECTROPORATION₁₉
ULTRAFILTRATION₁₈
ELECTRONEGATIVE₂₁
ULTRASTRUCTURAL₁₇
OLIGOMERIZATION₂₇
FLUOROQUINOLONE₂₇
ALUMINOSILICATE₁₉
OLIGODENDROCYTE₂₃
ELECTROPOSITIVE₂₂
ELECTROSURGICAL₂₀
ELECTRODIALYSIS₂₁
ULTRACENTRIFUGE₂₁
FLIBBERTIGIBBET₂₇
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY₃₄
ALPHABETIZATION₃₁
FLIRTATIOUSNESS₁₈
BLAMEWORTHINESS₂₅
PLEUROPNEUMONIA₂₁
PLAINCLOTHESMEN₂₄
PLAINCLOTHESMAN₂₄
ILLUSTRIOUSNESS₁₅
PLURALISTICALLY₂₂
ELECTROCHEMISTS₂₄
ELECTROTECHNICS₂₄
SLEDGEHAMMERING₂₅
BLOODTHIRSTIEST₂₁
ELECTROSHOCKING₂₇
CLEARHEADEDNESS₂₂
BLOODCURDLINGLY₂₅
PLATITUDINIZING₂₈
ALBERTOSAURUSES₁₇
ALCOHOLISATIONS₂₀

Showing the top 48 of 199 words. See every valid word

All valid words 199

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

ALBERTOSAURUSES₁₇
ALCOHOLISATIONS₂₀
ALCOHOLIZATIONS₂₉
ALCOHOLOMETRIES₂₂
ALEXIPHARMAKONS₃₃
ALGORITHMICALLY₂₆
ALKALINISATIONS₁₉
ALKALINIZATIONS₂₈
ALLEGORICALNESS₁₈
ALLEGORISATIONS₁₆
ALLEGORIZATIONS₂₅
ALLELOMORPHISMS₂₄
ALLERGENICITIES₁₈
ALLOTETRAPLOIDS₁₈
ALLOTETRAPLOIDY₂₁
ALLOTRIOMORPHIC₂₄
ALLOWABLENESSES₂₀
ALPHABETISATION₂₂
ALPHABETIZATION₃₁
ALTERNATIVENESS₁₈
ALTITUDINARIANS₁₆
ALUMINOSILICATE₁₉
ALUMINOTHERMIES₂₂
BLAMEABLENESSES₂₁
BLAMELESSNESSES₁₉
BLAMEWORTHINESS₂₅
BLASPHEMOUSNESS₂₄
BLAXPLOITATIONS₂₆
BLETHERANSKATES₂₄
BLOCKHEADEDNESS₂₈
BLOODCURDLINGLY₂₅
BLOODGUILTINESS₁₉
BLOODLESSNESSES₁₈
BLOODTHIRSTIEST₂₁
CLAMOROUSNESSES₁₉
CLANDESTINENESS₁₈
CLANDESTINITIES₁₈
CLASSICALNESSES₁₉
CLASSIFICATIONS₂₂
CLASSLESSNESSES₁₇
CLAUSTROPHOBIAS₂₄
CLEARHEADEDNESS₂₂
CLEAVABLENESSES₂₂
CLEISTOGAMOUSLY₂₃
CLIMACTERICALLY₂₆
CLIMATOGRAPHIES₂₅
CLOUDLESSNESSES₁₈
CLUBBABLENESSES₂₃
ELABORATENESSES₁₇
ELECTIONEERINGS₁₈
ELECTRIFICATION₂₂
ELECTROACOUSTIC₂₁
ELECTROACTIVITY₂₅
ELECTROANALYSES₂₀
ELECTROANALYSIS₂₀
ELECTROANALYTIC₂₂
ELECTROCHEMICAL₂₆
ELECTROCHEMISTS₂₄
ELECTROCHROMISM₂₆
ELECTROCULTURES₁₉
ELECTRODEPOSITS₂₀
ELECTRODIALYSES₂₁
ELECTRODIALYSIS₂₁
ELECTRODIALYTIC₂₃
ELECTRODYNAMICS₂₅
ELECTROFISHINGS₂₄
ELECTROFORMINGS₂₃
ELECTROGILDINGS₂₀
ELECTROGRAPHIES₂₃
ELECTROKINETICS₂₃
ELECTROLYSATION₂₀
ELECTROLYZATION₂₉
ELECTROMAGNETIC₂₂
ELECTROMETRICAL₂₁
ELECTROMOTANCES₂₁
ELECTROMYOGRAMS₂₅
ELECTROMYOGRAPH₂₈
ELECTRONEGATIVE₂₁
ELECTROPHORESED₂₃
ELECTROPHORESES₂₂
ELECTROPHORESIS₂₂
ELECTROPHORETIC₂₄
ELECTROPHORUSES₂₂
ELECTROPLATINGS₂₀
ELECTROPORATION₁₉
ELECTROPOSITIVE₂₂
ELECTRORECEPTOR₂₁
ELECTRORHEOLOGY₂₄
ELECTROSHOCKING₂₇
ELECTROSURGICAL₂₀
ELECTROTECHNICS₂₄
ELECTROTHERMICS₂₄
ELECTROTHERMIES₂₂
ELECTROVALENCES₂₂
ELECTROVALENTLY₂₃
ELECTROWINNINGS₂₁
ELEUTHEROCOCCUS₂₄
ELEUTHERODACTYL₂₄
ELEUTHEROMANIAS₂₀
ELEUTHEROPHOBIA₂₅
ELEUTHEROPHOBIC₂₇
ELIMINABILITIES₁₉
FLAGELLOMANIACS₂₃
FLASHFORWARDING₂₉
FLAVOURDYNAMICS₂₉
FLEXITARIANISMS₂₇
FLIBBERTIGIBBET₂₇
FLIRTATIOUSNESS₁₈
FLORICULTURISTS₂₀
FLORIFEROUSNESS₂₁
FLUOROQUINOLONE₂₇
GLAMOROUSNESSES₁₈
GLOSSOGRAPHICAL₂₄
GLUCOCORTICOIDS₂₃
GLUCONEOGENESES₁₉
GLUCONEOGENESIS₁₉
GLUTARALDEHYDES₂₄
GLUTINOUSNESSES₁₆
GLYCERALDEHYDES₂₉
GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN₂₉
GLYCONEOGENESES₂₂
GLYCONEOGENESIS₂₂
GLYPHOGRAPHICAL₃₂
GLYPTOGRAPHICAL₂₉
ILLEGALISATIONS₁₆
ILLEGALIZATIONS₂₅
ILLEGIBLENESSES₁₈
ILLEGITIMATIONS₁₈
ILLIBERALNESSES₁₇
ILLIMITABLENESS₁₉
ILLOGICALNESSES₁₈
ILLUSTRIOUSNESS₁₅
OLIGOCYTHAEMIAS₂₆
OLIGODENDROCYTE₂₃
OLIGODENDROGLIA₁₉
OLIGOMERISATION₁₈
OLIGOMERIZATION₂₇
OLIGONUCLEOTIDE₁₉
OLIGOSACCHARIDE₂₄
PLACELESSNESSES₁₉
PLAGIOCEPHALIES₂₅
PLAGIOSTOMATOUS₂₀
PLAINCLOTHESMAN₂₄
PLAINCLOTHESMEN₂₄
PLAINSPOKENNESS₂₃
PLAINTIVENESSES₂₀
PLANIMETRICALLY₂₄
PLANOMETRICALLY₂₄
PLANTAGINACEOUS₂₀
PLASMOLYTICALLY₂₇
PLASTICISATIONS₁₉
PLASTICIZATIONS₂₈
PLATINOCYANIDES₂₃
PLATITUDINARIAN₁₈
PLATITUDINISERS₁₈
PLATITUDINISING₁₉
PLATITUDINIZERS₂₇
PLATITUDINIZING₂₈
PLATITUDINOUSLY₂₁
PLATYHELMINTHIC₃₀
PLAUSIBLENESSES₁₉
PLEASURABLENESS₁₉
PLENIPOTENTIARY₂₂
PLENTEOUSNESSES₁₇
PLENTIFULNESSES₂₀
PLETHYSMOGRAPHS₃₁
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY₃₄
PLEUROPNEUMONIA₂₁
PLUMBAGINACEOUS₂₄
PLURALISTICALLY₂₂
PLUTOCRATICALLY₂₄
SLAUGHTERHOUSES₂₂
SLEDGEHAMMERING₂₅
SLEEPLESSNESSES₁₇
SLUMPFLATIONARY₂₅
ULTIMOGENITURES₁₈
ULTRACENTRIFUGE₂₁
ULTRACOMMERCIAL₂₃
ULTRACONVENIENT₂₀
ULTRACREPIDATED₂₁
ULTRACREPIDATES₂₀
ULTRADEMOCRATIC₂₂
ULTRAFASTIDIOUS₁₉
ULTRAFILTRATION₁₈
ULTRALIBERALISM₁₉
ULTRAMARATHONER₂₀
ULTRAMICROMETER₂₁
ULTRAMICROSCOPE₂₃
ULTRAMICROSCOPY₂₆
ULTRAMICROTOMES₂₁
ULTRAMODERNISMS₂₀
ULTRAMODERNISTS₁₈
ULTRAMONTANISMS₁₉
ULTRAMONTANISTS₁₇
ULTRAPRECISIONS₁₉
ULTRASONOGRAPHY₂₄
ULTRASTRUCTURAL₁₇
ULTRASTRUCTURES₁₇
ULTRAVIRILITIES₁₈

Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 15th letter is S.

3rd letter

E34%
A20%
T13%

4th letter

C28%
R14%
T7%

5th letter

T32%
A15%
O10%

7th letter

O34%
E16%
R7%

14th letter

E29%
N12%
I9%

15th letter

S61%
Y10%
N7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.

1515 points: 1 words
16 points: 4 words
1717 points: 9 words
18 points: 21 words
1919 points: 23 words
20 points: 19 words
2121 points: 18 words
22 points: 21 words
2323 points: 15 words
24 points: 23 words
2525 points: 12 words
26 points: 7 words
2727 points: 8 words
28 points: 5 words
2929 points: 7 words
30 points: 1 words
3131 points: 2 words
32 points: 1 words
3333 points: 1 words
34 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY	34	35	All three
ALEXIPHARMAKONS	33	36	Collins only
GLYPHOGRAPHICAL	32	36	Collins only
ALPHABETIZATION	31	34	All three
PLETHYSMOGRAPHS	31	33	All three
PLATYHELMINTHIC	30	33	All three
FLASHFORWARDING	29	31	Collins only
FLAVOURDYNAMICS	29	34	Collins only
ALCOHOLIZATIONS	29	32	Collins only
ELECTROLYZATION	29	32	Collins only
GLYCERALDEHYDES	29	30	All three
GLYPTOGRAPHICAL	29	34	Collins only

With 199 matches, this is a narrow slice of the 15-letter search: the nearest larger second-letter groups are E with 1,013 words and N with 852. Examples lean toward scientific and formal vocabulary, including ELECTROPHORESIS, GLUCOCORTICOIDS, and PLENIPOTENTIARY. Only two entries fall among the 25,000 most common English words, so expect specialist terms rather than everyday guesses.

At a glance: the L-second-letter pattern

The pattern contains 199 tournament-dictionary words, all 15 letters long.
ELECTROMAGNETIC is a recognizable example; PLENIPOTENTIARY is a less familiar one.
Only two matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.
A total of 121 entries end in S, making that the dominant final letter.
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY leads the scoring examples with 34 points.

Why are there only 199 15-letter words with L second?

L is an uncommon second-letter choice at this length: its 199 matches trail E's 1,013 and N's 852 by a wide margin. The same L pattern has 345 entries at 14 letters, then 687 at five letters. That makes this clue unusually selective among long-word searches.

Several examples share recognizable technical roots rather than one narrow topic. ELECTROMAGNETIC and ELECTROCHEMICAL belong to science; ULTRASONOGRAPHY and ULTRAFILTRATION point to medical or industrial terms. PLENIPOTENTIARY stands apart as a formal political word, giving you a less technical candidate when the crossing letters fit.

15-letter words with L as the 2nd letter: scores and fit

PLETHYSMOGRAPHY tops the scoring examples at 34 points, followed by ALEXIPHARMAKONS at 33 and GLYPHOGRAPHICAL at 32. These scores reward unusual letters, but the long words are difficult to build on a crowded board. Check your rack and available spaces before chasing a high total.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 190 matches, while NWL2023 includes 132 and ENABLE includes 112. Only 138 of the 199 have definitions here, and just two are common English words. Treat this as a tournament-word search, not a list of everyday vocabulary, and check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 15-letter word with L second?

PLETHYSMOGRAPHY is the highest-scoring example, with 34 points. ALEXIPHARMAKONS follows at 33, and GLYPHOGRAPHICAL scores 32. The unusual letters drive those totals, but fitting a 15-letter word on a board is a separate challenge.

How many of these words are in Collins?

Collins includes 190 of the 199 15-letter words with L as the second letter. NWL2023 includes 132, and ENABLE includes 112. Dictionary coverage differs, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not be accepted in another.

Which final letter appears most often in this group?

S is the most common final letter, appearing on 121 of the 199 matches. Y is next with 19, followed by N with 13. If your clue fixes the final letter as S, that ending narrows the search considerably.

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