13-Letter Words

Thirteen-letter words are rare in everyday writing but appear regularly in cryptic crosswords and word-rectangle puzzles precisely because there are few enough of them to pin down. This page lists every valid thirteen-letter word with position filters for solving against crossing letters.

Quick facts

  • There are 7,827 13-letter words in the ENABLE dictionary.
  • The most common starting letters are P (825), C (813), S (714), I (606), A (520).
  • The most common final letters are S (3,647), Y (939), G (609), E (568), N (500).

Game tip

At thirteen letters, the dictionary thins out enough that a single uncommon letter (J, Q, X, Z) plus one position clue often identifies the answer outright. Try the containing filters below with your rarest letter first.

Browse 13-letter words by first letter

A 520 words
ABBREVIATIONS, ABIOGENICALLY, ABNORMALITIES…
B 219 words
BACCALAUREATE, BACCHANALIANS, BACHELORETTES…
C 813 words
CABINETMAKERS, CABINETMAKING, CACHINNATIONS…
D 500 words
DACTYLOLOGIES, DAGUERREOTYPE, DAGUERREOTYPY…
E 379 words
EARNESTNESSES, EARTHLINESSES, EASYGOINGNESS…
F 206 words
FACETIOUSNESS, FACILITATIONS, FACTIONALISMS…
G 170 words
GAINFULNESSES, GALACTORRHEAS, GALACTOSAMINE…
H 267 words
HABILITATIONS, HABITABLENESS, HAGGARDNESSES…
I 606 words
ICHTHYOFAUNAE, ICHTHYOFAUNAL, ICHTHYOFAUNAS…
J 21 words
JABBERWOCKIES, JACKHAMMERING, JAPONAISERIES…
K 19 words
KAFFEEKLATSCH, KALEIDOSCOPES, KALEIDOSCOPIC…
L 119 words
LABANOTATIONS, LABIALIZATION, LABORIOUSNESS…
M 464 words
MACHICOLATION, MACHINABILITY, MACROECONOMIC…
N 338 words
NANNOPLANKTON, NAPHTHYLAMINE, NARRATOLOGIES…
O 305 words
OBJECTIONABLE, OBJECTIONABLY, OBJECTIVENESS…
P 825 words
PACIFICATIONS, PACKABILITIES, PACKINGHOUSES…
Q 37 words
QUADRAPHONICS, QUADRATICALLY, QUADRENNIALLY…
R 481 words
RABBITBRUSHES, RACEMIZATIONS, RADIATIONLESS…
S 714 words
SACCHARIFYING, SACCHARIMETER, SACCHAROMETER…
T 321 words
TABLESPOONFUL, TACHISTOSCOPE, TACITURNITIES…
U 310 words
UGLIFICATIONS, ULTRACAUTIOUS, ULTRACRITICAL…
V 112 words
VACATIONLANDS, VACILLATINGLY, VACUOUSNESSES…
W 65 words
WAFFLESTOMPER, WAGGISHNESSES, WAINSCOTTINGS…
X 5 words
XENODIAGNOSES, XENODIAGNOSIS, XEROPHTHALMIA
Y 2 words
YELLOWHAMMERS, YELLOWTHROATS
Z 9 words
ZEALOUSNESSES, ZESTFULNESSES, ZOMBIFICATION…

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