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Updated June 2026
A unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute, or the position after first in order.
“Wait just a second, please.”
/ˈsɛkənd/
sec·ond
Contains E and O vowels with common consonants.
Worth 9 points, good for building longer words.
Shorter words formed from the letters in “second”.
7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “second”.
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