Twelve-letter words
There are 11,355 twelve-letter words in our dictionary. Browse them by starting letter below, or jump to the ones you are most likely to need — the everyday words and the highest-scoring Scrabble plays.
Most common twelve-letter words
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- professional
- applications
- requirements
- construction
- availability
- organization
- registration
- distribution
- publications
- introduction
- technologies
- manufacturer
- instructions
- relationship
- installation
- particularly
- architecture
- presentation
- institutions
- intelligence
- participants
- collectibles
- subscription
- contemporary
Highest-scoring twelve-letter words
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- razzmatazzes 50
- quizzicality 44
- hydroxyzines 38
- puzzleheaded 37
- embezzlement 36
- katzenjammer 36
- bedazzlement 35
- subjectivize 35
- zygapophyses 35
- zygapophysis 35
- blackjacking 34
- photooxidize 34
- crackerjacks 33
- extemporized 33
- frizzinesses 33
- homozygosity 33
- homozygously 33
- hydrolyzable 33
- hypercomplex 33
- hypothesized 33
- jackhammered 33
- phagocytized 33
- quixotically 33
- thymectomize 33
All 11,355 twelve-letter words
A 752
- abandonments
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abbreviators
- abecedarians
- aberrational
- abjectnesses
- abolishments
- abolitionary
- abolitionism
- abolitionist
- abominations
- aboriginally
- abortionists
- abortiveness
- abracadabras
- abrasiveness
- abridgements
- abruptnesses
- absenteeisms
- absentminded
- absoluteness
- absolutistic
- absolutizing
- absorbancies
- absorbencies
- absorptances
- absorptivity
- absquatulate
- abstemiously
- abstractable
- abstractedly
- abstractions
- abstractness
- abstruseness
- abstrusities
B 384
- babesiosises
- bacchanalian
- bachelordoms
- bachelorette
- bachelorhood
- backbenchers
- backbreakers
- backbreaking
- backcourtman
- backcourtmen
- backcrossing
- backdropping
- backgrounded
- backgrounder
- backhandedly
- backlighting
- backpedaling
- backpedalled
- backscatters
- backslappers
- backslapping
- backsplashes
- backstabbers
- backstabbing
- backstitched
- backstitches
- backstopping
- backtracking
- backwardness
- backwoodsman
- backwoodsmen
- bactericidal
- bactericides
- bacteriocins
- bacteriology
- bacteriostat
C 1,205
- cabbageworms
- cabinetmaker
- cabinetworks
- cachinnating
- cachinnation
- cacographies
- cadaverously
- calamitously
- calcareously
- calcinations
- calculatedly
- calculations
- calibrations
- californiums
- calisthenics
- calligrapher
- calligraphic
- callownesses
- calorimeters
- calorimetric
- calumniating
- calumniation
- calumniators
- calumniously
- calypsonians
- camaraderies
- cameraperson
- camouflaging
- camphorating
- canalization
- cancelations
- cancellation
- candelabrums
- candescences
- candidatures
- candidnesses
D 747
- daintinesses
- damnableness
- damselfishes
- dappernesses
- daredeviltry
- daringnesses
- daughterless
- daunorubicin
- daydreamlike
- daylightings
- deacidifying
- deactivating
- deactivation
- deactivators
- deadlinesses
- deaminations
- deathwatches
- debarkations
- debaucheries
- debilitating
- debilitation
- debonairness
- debouchments
- debridements
- decaffeinate
- decalcifying
- decalcomania
- decantations
- decapitating
- decapitation
- decapitators
- decarbonated
- decarbonates
- decarbonized
- decarbonizer
- decarbonizes
E 559
- earsplitting
- earthenwares
- earthinesses
- earthmovings
- earthshakers
- earthshaking
- earwitnesses
- eavesdropped
- eavesdropper
- ebulliencies
- eccentricity
- ecclesiastic
- ecclesiology
- echinococcus
- echolocation
- eclectically
- eclecticisms
- ecologically
- econometrics
- econometrist
- economically
- ecstatically
- ectoparasite
- ecumenically
- ecumenicisms
- ecumenicists
- ediblenesses
- edifications
- editorialist
- editorialize
- educatedness
- educationese
- educationist
- edulcorating
- edutainments
- effectuality
F 333
- fabrications
- fabulousness
- facelessness
- facilenesses
- facilitating
- facilitation
- facilitative
- facilitators
- facilitatory
- factionalism
- factiousness
- factitiously
- factualities
- fainthearted
- faintishness
- faithfulness
- fallaciously
- fallownesses
- familiarised
- familiarises
- familiarized
- familiarizes
- familiarness
- famousnesses
- fanaticizing
- fancifulness
- fanfaronades
- fantasticate
- fantasticoes
- fantasylands
- farsightedly
- farthingales
- fascicularly
- fasciculated
- fascinations
- fascioliases
G 258
- gadzookeries
- galactorrhea
- galactosemia
- galactosemic
- galactosides
- gallbladders
- gallerygoers
- galligaskins
- gallinaceous
- gallinippers
- gallivanting
- galvanically
- galvanometer
- galvanoscope
- gamesmanship
- gamesomeness
- gametogenous
- gametophores
- gametophytes
- gametophytic
- gamopetalous
- ganglionated
- gangliosides
- gangsterdoms
- gangsterisms
- garishnesses
- garnisheeing
- garnishments
- gasification
- gastightness
- gastrocnemii
- gastronomies
- gastronomist
- gastroscopes
- gastroscopic
- gastrotrichs
H 435
- haberdashers
- haberdashery
- habilitating
- habilitation
- habitability
- habitualness
- habituations
- hagiographer
- hagiographic
- hagiological
- hairbreadths
- haircuttings
- hairdressers
- hairdressing
- hairlessness
- hairsbreadth
- hairsplitter
- hairstylings
- hairstylists
- hallucinated
- hallucinates
- hallucinator
- hallucinogen
- hallucinoses
- hallucinosis
- halogenating
- halogenation
- haloperidols
- halterbreaks
- halterbroken
- hamantaschen
- hamstringing
- handbreadths
- handcrafting
- handednesses
- handfastings
I 767
- ichthyofauna
- ichthyosaurs
- iconoclastic
- iconographer
- iconographic
- iconolatries
- iconological
- icosahedrons
- idealization
- ideationally
- identifiable
- identifiably
- ideographies
- ideologizing
- idiosyncrasy
- idolatrously
- idolizations
- ignitability
- ignobilities
- ignorantness
- illegalities
- illegalizing
- illegibility
- illegitimacy
- illegitimate
- illiberalism
- illiberality
- illiteracies
- illiterately
- illogicality
- illuminances
- illuminating
- illumination
- illuminative
- illuminators
- illusionisms
J 30
- jackanapeses
- jackasseries
- jackhammered
- jactitations
- jaggednesses
- japonaiserie
- jauntinesses
- jejunenesses
- jeopardising
- jeopardizing
- jesuitically
- jettisonable
- jitterbugged
- jocosenesses
- jocularities
- johnsongrass
- journalistic
- journalizers
- journalizing
- journeyworks
- joyfulnesses
- joyousnesses
- judgmentally
- judicatories
- jurisconsult
- jurisdiction
- jurisprudent
- juristically
- juvenescence
- juvenilities
K 34
- kaleidoscope
- karyokineses
- karyokinesis
- karyokinetic
- karyological
- katzenjammer
- keratinizing
- keratoplasty
- keratotomies
- ketosteroids
- keyboardists
- kilocalories
- kindergarten
- kindlinesses
- kinesthesias
- kinetochores
- kinetoplasts
- kinetoscopes
- kinglinesses
- kinnikinnick
- kitchenettes
- kitchenwares
- kleptomaniac
- kleptomanias
- klutzinesses
- kneecappings
- knightliness
- knottinesses
- knuckleballs
- knucklebones
- knuckleheads
- kremlinology
- kwashiorkors
- kymographies
L 226
- labanotation
- labiodentals
- laboratories
- labradorites
- labyrinthian
- labyrinthine
- lachrymators
- lachrymosely
- lachrymosity
- laciniations
- lacquerwares
- lacquerworks
- lacrimations
- lactalbumins
- lactobacilli
- laicizations
- lallygagging
- lamellicorns
- lamentations
- lammergeiers
- lammergeyers
- lamplighters
- lampooneries
- landholdings
- landlessness
- landlordisms
- landlubberly
- landscapists
- langbeinites
- langoustines
- languishment
- languorously
- laparoscopes
- laparoscopic
- laparotomies
- largehearted
M 656
- macadamizing
- machicolated
- machinations
- mackintoshes
- macrocytoses
- macrocytosis
- macrofossils
- macrogametes
- macronuclear
- macronucleus
- macropterous
- mademoiselle
- madreporians
- madreporites
- madrigalists
- magisteriums
- magistracies
- magistrature
- magnetically
- magnetizable
- magnetograph
- magnetometer
- magnetometry
- magnetopause
- magnifically
- magnificence
- magniloquent
- maidenliness
- maidservants
- mainstreamed
- maintainable
- maintenances
- majestically
- majoritarian
- malacologies
- malacologist
N 388
- namelessness
- naphthalenes
- naprapathies
- narcissistic
- narcolepsies
- narcoleptics
- narcotically
- narrownesses
- nasalization
- nationalised
- nationalises
- nationalisms
- nationalists
- nationalized
- nationalizer
- nationalizes
- nativenesses
- natriuretics
- naturalising
- naturalistic
- naturalizing
- naturopathic
- nauseatingly
- nauseousness
- navigability
- navigational
- nazification
- nebulization
- nebulosities
- nebulousness
- necessitated
- necessitates
- neckerchiefs
- necrological
- necrologists
- necromancers
O 419
- oafishnesses
- oarsmanships
- obdurateness
- obfuscations
- objectifying
- objectivisms
- objectivists
- objurgations
- oblanceolate
- oblatenesses
- obligatorily
- obligingness
- obliterating
- obliteration
- obliterative
- obliterators
- obnubilating
- obnubilation
- obscurantism
- obscurantist
- obscurations
- obsequiously
- observations
- obsolescence
- obsoleteness
- obstetrician
- obstreperous
- obstructions
- obstructives
- obtusenesses
- occasionally
- occidentally
- occultations
- occupational
- oceanography
- oceanologies
P 1,125
- pachysandras
- pacification
- pacificators
- packinghouse
- paddleboards
- paddlefishes
- paedogeneses
- paedogenesis
- paedogenetic
- paedomorphic
- painlessness
- painstakings
- paintbrushes
- palatability
- palatalizing
- palatialness
- paleobiology
- paleobotanic
- paleoecology
- paleographer
- paleographic
- paleontology
- paleozoology
- palindromist
- palingeneses
- palingenesis
- palingenetic
- palliatively
- pallidnesses
- palpitations
- paltrinesses
- palynologies
- palynologist
- pamphleteers
- panchromatic
- pancreatitis
Q 42
- quacksalvers
- quadrangular
- quadraphonic
- quadrennials
- quadrenniums
- quadricepses
- quadrillions
- quadriphonic
- quadriplegia
- quadriplegic
- quadrivalent
- quadrumanous
- quaintnesses
- qualmishness
- quantifiable
- quantitating
- quantitation
- quantitative
- quantization
- quarantining
- quarterbacks
- quarterdecks
- quarterfinal
- quartersawed
- quarterstaff
- quaternaries
- quaternities
- quattrocento
- queasinesses
- questionable
- questionably
- questionless
- quicksilvers
- quinquennial
- quinquennium
- quintessence
R 654
- rabbinically
- racemization
- racetrackers
- racewalkings
- racketeering
- racquetballs
- radicalising
- radicalizing
- radiobiology
- radiocarbons
- radiochemist
- radioecology
- radioelement
- radiographed
- radiographic
- radioisotope
- radiolabeled
- radiolarians
- radiological
- radiologists
- radiolucency
- radiometries
- radiomimetic
- radionuclide
- radiotherapy
- radiothorium
- radiotracers
- raggednesses
- railroadings
- rakishnesses
- rambouillets
- rambunctious
- ramification
- rampageously
- rancidnesses
- randomnesses
S 1,132
- sabermetrics
- saccharified
- saccharifies
- saccharinity
- saccharoidal
- sacculations
- sacerdotally
- sacramentals
- sacrednesses
- sacrilegious
- saddlecloths
- sadistically
- safecrackers
- safecracking
- safeguarding
- safekeepings
- sailboarding
- sailboatings
- salabilities
- salamandrine
- salesmanship
- salespersons
- salinization
- salinometers
- sallownesses
- salpiglosses
- salpiglossis
- saltimboccas
- salubriously
- salutariness
- salutational
- salutatorian
- salutatories
- salutiferous
- salvationism
- salvationist
T 492
- tabernacling
- tabernacular
- tachycardias
- tactlessness
- tagliatelles
- talebearings
- tangentially
- tangibleness
- taphonomists
- tarradiddles
- taskmistress
- tastefulness
- tautological
- tautomerisms
- tawdrinesses
- taxidermists
- teaspoonfuls
- teaspoonsful
- technetronic
- technicality
- technicalize
- technobabble
- technocratic
- technologies
- technologist
- technologize
- technophiles
- technophobes
- technophobia
- technophobic
- tectonically
- teenyboppers
- teeterboards
- teetotalisms
- teetotalists
- teetotallers
U 429
- ubiquitously
- uglification
- ultimateness
- ultracareful
- ultracompact
- ultradistant
- ultraheating
- ultraleftism
- ultraleftist
- ultraliberal
- ultramarines
- ultramontane
- ultraprecise
- ultraradical
- ultrarealism
- ultrarealist
- ultrarefined
- ultraserious
- ultravacuums
- ultraviolent
- ultraviolets
- umbilication
- umbrageously
- unacceptable
- unacceptably
- unacclimated
- unaccredited
- unaccustomed
- unacquainted
- unadvertised
- unaffectedly
- unaffiliated
- unaffordable
- unaggressive
- unalleviated
- unambivalent
V 145
- vacantnesses
- vacationists
- vacationland
- vaccinations
- vacillations
- vacuolations
- vagabondages
- vagabondisms
- vaginismuses
- vainglorious
- valedictions
- valetudinary
- valorization
- valpolicella
- valuableness
- valvulitides
- valvulitises
- vanguardisms
- vanguardists
- vanquishable
- vaporishness
- vaporization
- vaporousness
- variableness
- varicosities
- variegations
- vasculatures
- vasculitides
- vasectomized
- vasectomizes
- vasoactivity
- vasodilation
- vasodilators
- vasopressins
- vasopressors
- vaticinating
W 117
- wainscotings
- wainscotting
- walkingstick
- wallpapering
- wallydraigle
- wantonnesses
- warehouseman
- warehousemen
- warmongering
- wastebaskets
- wastefulness
- watchdogging
- watchfulness
- watchmakings
- watercoolers
- watercourses
- watercresses
- waterflooded
- waterfowlers
- waterfowling
- waterinesses
- waterishness
- waterlogging
- watermanship
- watermarking
- waterproofed
- waterproofer
- waterskiings
- weaklinesses
- wearifulness
- weatherboard
- weathercasts
- weathercocks
- weatherglass
- weatherizing
- weatherproof
X 7
- xanthophylls
- xerographies
- xerophytisms
- xiphisternum
- xylographers
- xylographies
- xylophonists
Y 6
- yeastinesses
- yellowhammer
- yellowthroat
- yesternights
- youngberries
- youthfulness
Z 13
- zillionaires
- zoantharians
- zoogeography
- zoologically
- zooplankters
- zooplanktons
- zoosporangia
- zootechnical
- zooxanthella
- zwitterionic
- zygapophyses
- zygapophysis
- zygomorphies
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Common questions
How many twelve-letter words are there?
Our dictionary contains 11,355 twelve-letter words. It is built from ENABLE, the public-domain lexicon most word games use, so it covers far more than everyday vocabulary — see the sources page for details.
What are the most common twelve-letter words?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: professional, applications, requirements, construction, availability, organization, registration, distribution. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word in Scrabble?
razzmatazzes scores 50 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.