12 Letter Words

Common twelve-letter words

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• relationship 17/19 a relation between people
• conversation 17/21 the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
• neighborhood 22/23 a surrounding or nearby region
• professional 17/20 engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
• unbelievable 19/26 beyond belief or understanding
• embarrassing 17/21 hard to deal with
• disappointed 18/21 disappointingly unsuccessful
• intelligence 15/21 the ability to comprehend
• surveillance 17/23 close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
• thanksgiving 24/28 fourth Thursday in November in the United States
• particularly 19/23 to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
• headquarters 25/25 (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
• instructions 14/18 a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
• construction 16/21 the act of constructing something
• organization 22/25 a group of people who work together
• commissioner 18/22 a government administrator
• psychiatrist 22/22 a physician who specializes in psychiatry
• fingerprints 18/22 (form of fingerprint) a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger
• consequences 25/30 (form of consequence) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• announcement 16/23 a formal public statement
• specifically 24/28 in distinction from others
• arrangements 15/19 (form of arrangement) the thing arranged or agreed to
• championship 26/29 the status of being a champion
• photographer 23/24 someone who takes photographs professionally
• accidentally 20/24 without advance planning
• transmission 14/17 the act of sending a message
• refrigerator 16/17 white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
• civilization 26/30 a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious…
• mademoiselle 17/21 small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch
• interrupting 15/20 (form of interrupt) make a break in
• accomplished 24/28 highly skilled
• prescription 18/22 directions prescribed beforehand
• presentation 14/17 the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
• occasionally 19/23 sporadically and infrequently
• congratulate 15/20 say something to someone that expresses praise
• satisfaction 17/19 the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
• confidential 18/22 entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
• commonwealth 24/28 the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and…
• registration 13/15 the act of enrolling
• reservations 15/17 (form of reservation) a district that is reserved for particular purpose
• deliberately 18/20 with intention
• investigator 16/19 a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
• nevertheless 18/20 despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
• entertaining 13/17 agreeably diverting
• presidential 15/18 relating to a president or presidency
• constitution 14/18 law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
• confirmation 19/23 additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
• acquaintance 25/30 personal knowledge or information about someone or something
• unacceptable 20/27 not adequate to give satisfaction
• jurisdiction 22/27 (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

The 1,000 most common of 11,349 twelve-letter words

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