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12 Letter Words

There are 11,358 twelve-letter words in the English dictionary, from ABANDONMENTS to ZYGOMORPHIES. The highest-scoring 12-letter word in Scrabble® is RAZZMATAZZES at 50 points. Use the list below for Wordle, Scrabble, Words With Friends and Wordscapes — every entry is a valid dictionary word with its Scrabble score.

Word list

A

  • abandonments17
  • abbreviating20
  • abbreviation19
  • abbreviators19
  • abecedarians17
  • aberrational14
  • abjectnesses23
  • abolishments19
  • abolitionary17
  • abolitionism16
  • abolitionist14
  • abominations16
  • aboriginally18
  • abortionists14
  • abortiveness17
  • abracadabras19
  • abrasiveness17
  • abridgements18
  • abruptnesses16
  • absenteeisms16
  • absentminded18
  • absoluteness14
  • absolutistic16
  • absolutizing24
  • absorbancies18
  • absorbencies18
  • absorptances18
  • absorptivity22
  • absquatulate23
  • abstemiously19
  • abstractable18
  • abstractedly20
  • abstractions16
  • abstractness16
  • abstruseness14
  • abstrusities14
  • absurdnesses15
  • academically22
  • academicians19
  • academicisms21
  • acatalectics18
  • accelerandos17
  • accelerating17
  • acceleration16
  • accelerative19
  • accelerators16
  • accentuating17
  • accentuation16
  • acceptations18
  • accessioning17
  • accessorised17
  • accessorises16
  • accessorized26
  • accessorizes25
  • acciaccatura20
  • accidentally20
  • accipitrines18
  • acclamations18
  • acclimations18
  • acclimatised19
  • acclimatises18
  • acclimatized28
  • acclimatizer27
  • acclimatizes27
  • accommodated22
  • accommodates21
  • accommodator21
  • accompanists20
  • accompanying24
  • accomplished24
  • accomplisher23
  • accomplishes23
  • accordionist17
  • accouchement23
  • accouterment18
  • accoutrement18
  • accreditable19
  • accretionary19
  • acculturated17
  • acculturates16
  • accumulating19
  • accumulation18
  • accumulative21
  • accumulators18
  • accurateness16
  • accursedness17
  • acetaldehyde22
  • acetanilides15
  • acetonitrile14
  • acetylations17
  • achievements22
  • achlorhydria24
  • achlorhydric26
  • achromatisms21
  • achromatized29
  • achromatizes28
  • acidimetries17
  • acidulations15
  • acknowledged24
  • acknowledges23
  • acoustically19
  • acousticians16
  • acquaintance25
  • acquiescence27
  • acquirements25
  • acquisitions23
  • acquittances25
  • acriflavines20
  • acrocentrics18
  • acromegalics19
  • acromegalies17
  • acrostically19
  • actabilities16
  • actinometers16
  • actinometric18
  • actinomorphy24
  • actinomycete21
  • actinomycins21
  • activenesses17
  • acupressures16
  • acupunctures18
  • adaptability20
  • adaptational15
  • adaptiveness18
  • adaptivities18
  • additionally17
  • additivities17
  • adenoviruses16
  • adequateness22
  • adhesiveness19
  • adjectivally28
  • adjournments22
  • adjudicating24
  • adjudication23
  • adjudicative26
  • adjudicators23
  • adjudicatory26
  • adjustmental22
  • administered16
  • administrant15
  • administrate15
  • admirability20
  • admonishment20
  • admonitorily18
  • adolescences17
  • adolescently18
  • adoptability20
  • adoptianisms17
  • adoptionisms17
  • adoptionists15
  • adorableness15
  • adrenochrome20
  • adroitnesses13
  • adscititious15
  • adulterating14
  • adulteration13
  • adulterators13
  • adulteresses13
  • adulterously16
  • adumbrations17
  • advancements20
  • advantageous17
  • adventitious16
  • adventurisms18
  • adventurists16
  • adversatives19
  • advertencies18
  • advertisings17
  • advertorials16
  • advisability21
  • aerenchymata22
  • aerodynamics20
  • aeroembolism18
  • aeromagnetic17
  • aeromedicine17
  • aeronautical14
  • aerosolizing22
  • aesthetician17
  • aestheticism19
  • aestheticize26
  • aestivations15
  • affabilities20
  • affectations20
  • affectedness21
  • affectionate20
  • afficionados21
  • affiliations18
  • affirmations20
  • affirmatives23
  • afflictively26
  • affricatives23
  • aforethought22
  • afterburners17
  • aftereffects23
  • aftermarkets21
  • afterthought22
  • agapanthuses18
  • agglomerated17
  • agglomerates16
  • agglutinable16
  • agglutinated15
  • agglutinates14
  • agglutinogen15
  • aggradations15
  • aggrandising16
  • aggrandizers24
  • aggrandizing25
  • aggravations17
  • aggregations15
  • aggressively20
  • aggressivity20
  • aggrievement19
  • agnosticisms17
  • agoraphobias20
  • agoraphobics22
  • agranulocyte18
  • agrarianisms15
  • agreeability18
  • agribusiness15
  • agrichemical22
  • agricultural15
  • agricultures15
  • agrochemical22
  • agroforester16
  • agroforestry19
  • aiguillettes13
  • ailurophiles17
  • ailurophobes19
  • ailurophobia19
  • airfreighted20
  • airtightness16
  • airworthiest18
  • albuminurias16
  • alchemically24
  • alcyonarians17
  • aldolization22
  • aldosterones13
  • alexandrines20
  • alexandrites20
  • algolagniacs16
  • alienability17
  • alimentation14
  • alkalimeters18
  • alkalinities16
  • alkalinizing26
  • allegorising14
  • allegorizers22
  • allegorizing23
  • allelomorphs19
  • allelopathic19
  • alleviations15
  • alliterating13
  • alliteration12
  • alliterative15
  • alloantibody18
  • alloantigens13
  • allografting17
  • allomorphism21
  • allopurinols14
  • allosauruses12
  • allusiveness15
  • almightiness18
  • alphabetical21
  • alphabetized29
  • alphabetizer28
  • alphabetizes28
  • alphanumeric21
  • alterability17
  • altercations14
  • alternations12
  • alternatives15
  • altitudinous13
  • amalgamating18
  • amalgamation17
  • amalgamators17
  • amateurishly20
  • amazonstones23
  • ambassadress17
  • ambidextrous24
  • ambitionless16
  • ambivalences21
  • ambivalently22
  • ambiversions19
  • amblygonites20
  • ambulatories16
  • ambulatorily19
  • ameliorating15
  • amelioration14
  • ameliorative17
  • ameliorators14
  • amelioratory17
  • amentiferous17
  • amiabilities16
  • amicableness18
  • aminopterins16
  • aminopyrines19
  • amitotically19
  • ammoniations16
  • amobarbitals18
  • amontillados15
  • amortization23
  • amoxicillins23
  • amoxycillins26
  • amperometric20
  • amphetamines21
  • amphibiously24
  • amphibolites21
  • amphibrachic28
  • amphictyonic26
  • amphidiploid23
  • amphisbaenas21
  • amphisbaenic23
  • amphitheater22
  • amygdaloidal20
  • amylopectins21
  • anachronisms19
  • anacoluthons17
  • anacreontics16
  • anaerobioses14
  • anaerobiosis14
  • anaesthesias15
  • anaesthetics17
  • anagogically19
  • anagrammatic19
  • analogically18
  • analphabetic21
  • analytically20
  • analyzations24
  • anaphylactic24
  • anaplasmoses16
  • anaplasmosis16
  • anarchically22
  • anastigmatic17
  • anastomosing15
  • anathematize26
  • anatomically19
  • ancestresses14
  • anchorpeople21
  • anchorperson19
  • andouillette13
  • androcentric17
  • androgeneses14
  • androgenesis14
  • androgenetic16
  • androsterone13
  • anecdotalism17
  • anecdotalist15
  • anelasticity17
  • anemometries16
  • anemophilous19
  • anencephalic21
  • anesthetists15
  • anesthetized25
  • anesthetizes24
  • aneuploidies15
  • angelologies14
  • angelologist14
  • angiogeneses14
  • angiogenesis14
  • angiographic21
  • angiotensins13
  • anglerfishes19
  • angularities13
  • anilinctuses14
  • animadverted19
  • aniseikonias16
  • anisotropies14
  • anisotropism16
  • ankylosaurus19
  • annexational19
  • annihilating16
  • annihilation15
  • annihilators15
  • annihilatory18
  • announcement16
  • annunciating15
  • annunciation14
  • annunciators14
  • annunciatory17
  • anodizations22
  • anorexigenic22
  • anorthosites15
  • anorthositic17
  • antagonistic15
  • antagonizing23
  • antecedences17
  • antecedently18
  • antechambers21
  • antediluvian16
  • antependiums17
  • anthelmintic19
  • anthocyanins20
  • anthological18
  • anthologists16
  • anthologized26
  • anthologizer25
  • anthologizes25
  • anthophilous20
  • anthracnoses17
  • anthranilate15
  • anthropology21
  • antiabortion14
  • antiacademic19
  • antiaircraft17
  • antibacklash23
  • antiblackism22
  • antiboycotts19
  • antiburglary18
  • antibusiness14
  • anticatalyst17
  • anticathodes18
  • anticipating17
  • anticipation16
  • anticipators16
  • anticipatory19
  • anticlerical16
  • anticlimaxes23
  • anticlotting15
  • anticolonial14
  • anticonsumer16
  • anticreative17
  • anticultural14
  • anticyclones19
  • anticyclonic21
  • antidandruff20
  • antidiabetic17
  • antidilution13
  • antidogmatic18
  • antieconomic18
  • antielectron14
  • antielitisms14
  • antielitists12
  • antientropic16
  • antiepilepsy19
  • antiestrogen13
  • antifascisms19
  • antifascists17
  • antifashions18
  • antifeminine17
  • antifeminism19
  • antifeminist17
  • antifriction17
  • antigambling18
  • antigenicity18
  • antiglobulin15
  • antiheroines15
  • antihumanism19
  • antihuntings16
  • antihysteric20
  • antikickback30
  • antileukemic20
  • antiliberals14
  • antiliterate12
  • antilynching21
  • antimacassar16
  • antimagnetic17
  • antimalarial14
  • antimilitary17
  • antimissiles14
  • antimitotics16
  • antimonopoly19
  • antimosquito23
  • antinational12
  • antinepotism16
  • antineutrino12
  • antineutrons12
  • antinovelist15
  • antinucleons14
  • antioxidants20
  • antiozonants21
  • antiparallel14
  • antiparticle16
  • antipathetic19
  • antiperiodic17
  • antiphonally20
  • antipiracies16
  • antipleasure14
  • antipoaching20
  • antipolitics16
  • antipredator15
  • antipruritic16
  • antipyretics19
  • antiquarians21
  • antiquations21
  • antirachitic19
  • antirational12
  • antirealisms14
  • antirealists12
  • antireligion13
  • antiromantic16
  • antiroyalist15
  • antirrhinums17
  • antisciences16
  • antisocially17
  • antispending16
  • antistrophes17
  • antistrophic19
  • antitakeover19
  • antithetical17
  • antithrombin19
  • antitrusters12
  • antitussives15
  • antiviolence17
  • antivitamins17
  • antonomasias14
  • aoristically17
  • aortographic20
  • aperiodicity20
  • aphrodisiacs20
  • apiculturist16
  • apocalyptism23
  • apocalyptist21
  • apochromatic23
  • apocryphally27
  • apolitically19
  • apomorphines21
  • apophyllites22
  • apostatising15
  • apostatizing24
  • apostleships19
  • apostolicity19
  • apostrophise19
  • apostrophize28
  • apothecaries19
  • apothegmatic22
  • apotheosized27
  • apotheosizes26
  • apparatchiki25
  • apparatchiks25
  • apparentness16
  • apparitional16
  • appeasements18
  • appellations16
  • appellatives19
  • appendectomy24
  • appendicites19
  • appendicitis19
  • appendicular19
  • apperceiving22
  • apperception20
  • apperceptive23
  • appertaining17
  • appetizingly29
  • applications18
  • appoggiatura18
  • appointments18
  • apportioning17
  • appositeness16
  • appositional16
  • appositively22
  • appraisement18
  • appraisingly20
  • appreciating19
  • appreciation18
  • appreciative21
  • appreciators18
  • appreciatory21
  • apprehending21
  • apprehension19
  • apprehensive22
  • apprenticing19
  • appressorium18
  • approachable23
  • approbations18
  • appropriable20
  • appropriated19
  • appropriates18
  • appropriator18
  • approximated26
  • approximates25
  • appurtenance18
  • appurtenants16
  • aquacultural23
  • aquacultures23
  • aquarellists21
  • aquatintists21
  • aquicultures23
  • aquilinities21
  • arabinosides15
  • arbitrageurs15
  • arbitraments16
  • arbitrations14
  • arborescence18
  • arborization23
  • archdeaconry23
  • archdiocesan20
  • archdioceses20
  • archdukedoms25
  • archegoniate18
  • archenterons17
  • archeologies18
  • archeologist18
  • archerfishes23
  • archesporial19
  • archesporium21
  • archetypally25
  • archetypical24
  • archipelagic22
  • archipelagos20
  • architecture19

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

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Highest-scoring word in this list

The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is razzmatazzes at 50 points (letters only, before board bonuses).

FAQs

How many 12-letter words are there?

There are 11,358 valid 12-letter words in the standard English dictionary we use here.

What is the highest-scoring 12-letter word in Scrabble?

RAZZMATAZZES scores 50 points on its letters alone (before any premium squares). Board bonuses can multiply that further.

Are all 12-letter words valid in Scrabble?

The words on this page are pulled from a standard English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) is more permissive than the North American TWL, so a small number of these may not be legal in TWL play.