Thirteen-letter words are firmly in the realm of specialised vocabulary. Our list has about 21,000 thirteen-letter words — most are medical (CARDIOLOGIST (12), GASTROENTEROLOGY (16)), scientific (AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING, PHOTOSYNTHESIS (14)), or formal registers (INCONVENIENCED (14), COMPREHENSION).
In crossword puzzles, 13-letter answers anchor most Sunday themes. Solvers almost always attack themed entries of this length first, since a single 13-letter answer constrains many crossing letters. In Scrabble, 13-letter plays are museum-worthy; a well-documented tournament game in 2018 featured a 14-letter play of DESPOTICALLY for 95 points, which was record-setting news in the Scrabble community.
Productive word-formation patterns that generate 13-letter words: -ATION suffixes on 8-letter verb roots (CALCULATE + ION = CALCULATION, 11 letters; MULTIPLICATION, 14), AUTO-/THERMO-/PHOTO- prefixes plus a 7-letter root, and UNDER-/OVER-/INTER- compounds.
Top 500 Highest-Scoring 13-Letter Words (500 of 14,342)
RAZZAMATAZZES51
CHIQUICHIQUIS41
EMBEZZLEMENTS37
KATZENJAMMERS37
OBJECTIVIZING37
SUBJECTIVIZED37
BEDAZZLEMENTS36
BENZIMIDAZOLE36
HYPOPHARYNXES36
JICKAJOGGINGS36
PHOTOOXIDIZED36
QUELQUECHOSES36
SCHIZOMYCETIC36
SQUEEZABILITY36
SUBJECTIVIZES36
TACHYPHYLAXES36
TACHYPHYLAXIS36
ZOOPSYCHOLOGY36
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL36
ZYGAPOPHYSIAL36
CLICKJACKINGS35
DECITIZENIZED35
DEOXYGENIZING35
HEXAMETRIZING35
PHOTOOXIDIZES35
PSYCHOANALYZE35
SCHIZOTHYMIAS35
THYMECTOMIZED35
ZIGZAGGEDNESS35
ZYGOMORPHISMS35
DECITIZENIZES34
EXTEMPORIZING34
FRIZZLINESSES34
GYROFREQUENCY34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYPERIMMUNIZE34
HYPOTHESIZING34
HYPOTHETIZING34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JACKHAMMERING34
METAPHYSICIZE34
OXYRHYNCHUSES34
PHAGOCYTIZING34
PODZOLIZATION34
PSYCHOLOGIZED34
QUARTZIFEROUS34
QUINQUEVALENT34
QUINQUIVALENT34
SCHIZOMYCETES34
SCHIZOPHRENIC34
SOMNILOQUIZED34
SYZYGETICALLY34
THYMECTOMIZES34
VENTRILOQUIZE34
ZINJANTHROPUS34
ZOOPHYSIOLOGY34
ZYGODACTYLISM34
ZYMOTECHNICAL34
BENZOQUINONES33
BRACHYCEPHALY33
CIRCUMJACENCY33
COMPLEXIFYING33
COXCOMBICALLY33
CRYPTOZOOLOGY33
CYCLOHEXIMIDE33
DIPHTHONGIZED33
EXTEMPORIZERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
HYPERBOLIZING33
HYPERPYREXIAL33
HYPERPYREXIAS33
HYPHENIZATION33
HYPOTHESIZERS33
JABBERWOCKIES33
JAWBREAKINGLY33
MAXIMIZATIONS33
METHOXYCHLORS33
PHILOSOPHIZED33
PHOSPHATIZING33
PHOSPHORIZING33
PHYCOXANTHINS33
PHYTOTOXICITY33
PSYCHOLOGIZES33
PSYCHOPHYSICS33
QUADRUPLEXING33
QUICKSTEPPING33
QUINQUENNIUMS33
RHOMBPORPHYRY33
RHYTHMIZATION33
SOMNILOQUIZES33
SPHYGMOGRAPHY33
SYCOPHANTIZED33
TAXIDERMIZING33
XIPHOPHYLLOUS33
BENZALDEHYDES32
BRACHYDACTYLY32
CHEMOTAXONOMY32
COPOLYMERIZED32
DEHYPNOTIZING32
DEMYTHOLOGIZE32
DIAZOTIZATION32
DIPHTHONGIZES32
ENZYMATICALLY32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIAS32
EXCURSIONIZED32
HYDROLYZATION32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPERPOLARIZE32
HYPSOPHYLLARY32
KAFFEEKLATSCH32
MISEMPHASIZED32
MYTHICIZATION32
MYTHOLOGIZING32
OVEREMPHASIZE32
PARCHMENTIZED32
PHILOSOPHIZER32
PHILOSOPHIZES32
PHLEBOTOMIZED32
PHONEMICIZING32
PRIZEFIGHTING32
PROPOXYPHENES32
QUICKSILVERED32
QUINQUENNIADS32
RHIZOCEPHALAN32
RHIZOMORPHOUS32
SCHIZOPHRENES32
SCHIZOPHRENIA32
SOLILOQUIZING32
SYCOPHANTIZES32
SYMPTOMATIZED32
THINGUMMYJIGS32
TRANQUILIZING32
TRANQUILLIZED32
UNEQUIVOCABLY32
WELTSCHMERZES32
WHILLYWHAWING32
XEROPHTHALMIC32
ZOOXANTHELLAE32
ZYGODACTYLOUS32
APPROPINQUITY31
ARCHAEZOOLOGY31
ARCHEOZOOLOGY31
BIOGRAPHIZING31
BRACHYTHERAPY31
BREATHALYZING31
BUSHWHACKINGS31
CHALCEDONYXES31
CHECKWEIGHERS31
CLAMJAMPHRIES31
COEXECUTRIXES31
CONTEXTUALIZE31
CONVEYORIZING31
COPOLYMERIZES31
DEHYDROGENIZE31
DEOXIDIZATION31
DEPOLYMERIZED31
DESEXUALIZING31
DIALYZABILITY31
DICHOTOMIZING31
EMPYREUMATIZE31
EQUALIZATIONS31
EXCURSIONIZES31
HAEMODIALYZER31
HAPHAZARDNESS31
HAPHAZARDRIES31
HEMODIALYZERS31
HIERARCHIZING31
HYBRIDIZATION31
HYDROGENIZING31
HYDROXYLATING31
HYDROZINCITES31
HYPERGLYCEMIC31
HYPERPHYSICAL31
HYPOGLYCAEMIC31
HYPOGLYCEMICS31
HYPOPHOSPHATE31
HYPOPHOSPHITE31
HYPOSTASIZING31
HYPOSTATIZING31
HYPOXANTHINES31
KNICKERBOCKER31
LYMPHOGRAPHIC31
MATHEMATICIZE31
MERCHANDIZING31
MISEMPHASIZES31
MYTHOLOGIZERS31
NAPHTHALIZING31
NEPHRECTOMIZE31
OVERCIVILIZED31
OXYHEMOGLOBIN31
PANCREOZYMINS31
PARCHMENTIZES31
PHLEBOTOMIZES31
PREQUALIFYING31
PRIZEFIGHTERS31
PSYCHODYNAMIC31
PSYCHOGRAPHIC31
PSYCHOTHERAPY31
QUADRIVALENCY31
QUANTIZATIONS31
QUARTERBACKED31
QUINQUENNIALS31
REHYPNOTIZING31
REMYTHOLOGIZE31
SCHIZOCARPOUS31
SOLILOQUIZERS31
STOCKJOBBINGS31
SUBJECTIFYING31
SYMPHYSEOTOMY31
SYMPHYSIOTOMY31
SYMPTOMATIZES31
SYNCHRONIZING31
THEOSOPHIZING31
TRANQUILIZERS31
TRANQUILLIZER31
TRANQUILLIZES31
UNCIVILIZEDLY31
XYLOGRAPHICAL31
ZINKIFICATION31
ZOMBIFICATION31
ZOOGEOGRAPHIC31
ACHROMATIZING30
ACQUIESCINGLY30
ACQUISITIVELY30
ALPHABETIZING30
ANALYZABILITY30
APOSTROPHIZED30
APOTHEGMATIZE30
ARCHAEOPTERYX30
BAMBOOZLEMENT30
BRACHYCEPHALS30
BREATHALYZERS30
CARBAMAZEPINE30
CATHOLICIZING30
CEPHALOTHORAX30
CHALAZOGAMIES30
CHARACTERIZED30
CHEQUERBOARDS30
CHURCHMANSHIP30
COLLECTIVIZED30
COMMERCIALIZE30
COMMODITIZING30
CONJUNCTIVELY30
CRITICIZINGLY30
CYCLOHEXANONE30
CYCLOTHYMIACS30
DECOMMUNIZING30
DEPOLYMERIZES30
DISQUALIFYING30
ENHYPOSTATIZE30
ENZYMOLOGICAL30
ETHYLBENZENES30
EXOPHTHALMIAS30
EXOTHERMICITY30
EXPLICATIVELY30
EXTERIORIZING30
EXTERNALIZING30
EXTRAJUDICIAL30
FLUPHENAZINES30
GLYPHOGRAPHIC30
GRAMMATICIZED30
GRAPHITIZABLE30
HEXAMETHONIUM30
HIBERNICIZING30
HIERACOSPHINX30
HISPANICIZING30
HYDROPEROXIDE30
HYDROTHORAXES30
HYDROXYLATION30
HYPEREXTENDED30
HYPERPHRYGIAN30
HYPERPROSEXIA30
HYPNOTIZATION30
HYPOPHARYNGES30
HYPOSENSITIZE30
IMMUNOCOMPLEX30
JARGONIZATION30
JELLYGRAPHING30
LEXICOGRAPHIC30
LUMBERJACKETS30
LYMPHOCYTOTIC30
LYMPHOTROPHIC30
MATHEMATIZING30
MERCHANDIZERS30
OVEREQUIPPING30
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
PARFOCALIZING30
PAROCHIALIZED30
PASQUEFLOWERS30
PHENOMENIZING30
PHENOTHIAZINE30
PHONETICIZING30
PHOTOTOXICITY30
PHYCOMYCETOUS30
PHYLLOQUINONE30
PHYTOCHEMICAL30
PICKPOCKETING30
PROPYLITIZING30
PSYCHOBABBLED30
PSYCHOMACHIAS30
PSYCHOMACHIES30
PSYCHOPATHICS30
PSYCHROPHILIC30
QUADRAPHONICS30
QUADRIPHONICS30
QUADROPHONICS30
QUADRUPLICITY30
QUALIFICATIVE30
QUALIFICATORY30
REEMPHASIZING30
RESYNCHRONIZE30
RHYPAROGRAPHY30
SCAPHOCEPHALY30
SCEUOPHYLAXES30
SCHISMATIZING30
SCHIZANTHUSES30
SCHIZOGENETIC30
SEMICIVILIZED30
SPHYGMOGRAPHS30
SUBJUNCTIVELY30
SUBVOCALIZING30
SWITCHBACKING30
SYMPATHECTOMY30
SYNCHRONIZERS30
SYPHILIZATION30
TECHNICALIZED30
TEMPORIZINGLY30
THOROUGHWAXES30
TRICHOTOMIZED30
UNEQUIVOCALLY30
UNMACADAMIZED30
UNMECHANIZING30
UNSYMMETRIZED30
VAGABONDIZING30
VANQUISHMENTS30
VASECTOMIZING30
XANTHOCHROISM30
XANTHOCHROMIA30
XEROPHTHALMIA30
ZEUGMATICALLY30
ZINCOGRAPHERS30
ZINCOGRAPHIES30
ZOOPLANKTONIC30
ACCLIMATIZING29
ACQUIESCENTLY29
ACQUIRABILITY29
ADVERBIALIZED29
ALEXIPHARMICS29
ALPHABETIZERS29
APOSTROPHIZES29
APPROPINQUING29
APPROXIMATELY29
APPROXIMATIVE29
BACKFLIPPINGS29
BACKSCRATCHED29
BENZOAPYRENES29
BENZOPHENONES29
BEQUEATHMENTS29
BIOPSYCHOLOGY29
BLOCKHEADEDLY29
BRONCHOGRAPHY29
CATECHIZATION29
CEPHALIZATION29
CERVICOGRAPHY29
CHARACTERIZER29
CHARACTERIZES29
CHLORHEXIDINE29
CHLOROBENZENE29
CHRONOLOGIZED29
CHUCKLEHEADED29
CINEMATHEQUES29
CIPROFLOXACIN29
CIRCUMFLEXION29
COCARBOXYLASE29
COCKFIGHTINGS29
COLLECTIVIZES29
COMMUNALIZING29
COMPUTERIZING29
CONJECTURABLY29
CONTEMPORIZED29
COSMETICIZING29
CRYSTALIZABLE29
CYBERSQUATTER29
CYTOTAXONOMIC29
DEFIBRINIZING29
DEFORMALIZING29
DESULPHURIZED29
DISHARMONIZED29
DISJUNCTIVELY29
EFFERVESCENCY29
EMBLEMATIZING29
EPIGRAMMATIZE29
EPIZOOTICALLY29
EQUIDIFFERENT29
ETHOXYETHANES29
ETYMOLOGIZING29
EXCEPTIONABLY29
EXEMPLIFIABLE29
EXQUISITENESS29
FLEXOGRAPHIES29
FLUNITRAZEPAM29
FRAGMENTIZING29
GRAMMATICIZES29
HANDKERCHIEFS29
HETEROZYGOSES29
HETEROZYGOSIS29
HETEROZYGOTES29
HEXACHLORIDES29
HEXADACTYLOUS29
HEXAGRAMMOIDS29
HYDROCEPHALIC29
HYDROCRACKING29
HYDROQUINONES29
HYPERACTIVITY29
HYPERCALCEMIC29
HYPERGLYCEMIA29
HYPERVELOCITY29
HYPOCALCAEMIC29
HYPOCHONDRIAC29
HYPOCHONDRIUM29
HYPOCYCLOIDAL29
HYPOGLYCAEMIA29
HYPOGLYCEMIAS29
ISOALLOXAZINE29
JEJUNOSTOMIES29
JUDGMATICALLY29
JUXTAPOSITION29
LEATHERJACKET29
MANGOLDWURZEL29
MAXIMAPHILIES29
MECHANIZATION29
MITHRIDATIZED29
MUNICIPALIZED29
MYCOTOXICOSES29
MYCOTOXICOSIS29
OBJECTIONABLY29
OBJECTIVISTIC29
OVERADVERTIZE29
OVERANALYZING29
OVERBEJEWELED29
OVERQUALIFIED29
PAROCHIALIZES29
PARTIZANSHIPS29
PATHOLOGIZING29
PERPHENAZINES29
PHARYNGOSCOPY29
PHENMETRAZINE29
PHENOMENALIZE29
PHENYLMETHYLS29
PHRENOLOGIZED29
PHYCOERYTHRIN29
PHYSIOGRAPHIC29
PHYSIOTHERAPY29
PICTURESQUELY29
PIEZOMAGNETIC29
PROMETHAZINES29
PROPAGANDIZED29
PROVERBIALIZE29
PROVINCIALIZE29
PSYCHOBABBLER29
PSYCHOBABBLES29
PSYCHOBIOLOGY29
PSYCHOHISTORY29
PSYCHOKINETIC29
QUARTERDECKER29
QUINCUNCIALLY29
RESYNTHESIZED29
RHYNCHOPHORES29
SCHIZAEACEOUS29
SEMICARBAZIDE29
SEXUALIZATION29
SPATCHCOCKING29
SPHEROIDIZING29
SPHYGMOPHONES29
SPITCHCOCKING29
SQUIRARCHICAL29
STICKYBEAKING29
SUBJECTIVISMS29
SUBOPTIMIZING29
SUPERHUMANIZE29
SYMBOLIZATION29
SYMBOLOGRAPHY29
TECHNICALIZES29
TECHNOJUNKIES29
TECHNOLOGIZED29
THANKWORTHILY29
TOXICOPHOBIAS29
TRICARBOXYLIC29
TRICHOTOMIZES29
UNBOWDLERIZED29
UNCHASTIZABLE29
UNCONQUERABLY29
UNEQUIVOCABLE29
UNHOMOGENIZED29
UNQUALIFIEDLY29
VICTIMIZATION29
XANTHOCHROIDS29
XYLOBALSAMUMS29
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Frequently Asked Questions
How common are 13-letter words in the dictionary?
Our dictionary lists 14,342 valid 13-letter English words (filtered to lowercase a–z, no hyphens or apostrophes, drawn from a combined Scrabble / Words With Friends / Wordle / general-English reference list). Other dictionaries may include slightly more or fewer depending on their inclusion rules for proper nouns, inflections, and obscure spelling variants.
Top-scoring Scrabble play at 13 letters?
Ranked by Scrabble value, RAZZAMATAZZES is on top with 51 points before any bonuses. Premium squares are where the real scoring boost comes from — triple-word triples the raw score.
Do 13-letter words differ between Scrabble and Words With Friends?
13-letter dictionary overlap between the two is very high — well over 90% of common English — but not identical. Scrabble uses TWL or SOWPODS; WWF uses Zynga’s list, which includes some words the others omit and excludes some they accept. For competitive play, each game’s built-in validator is definitive.