Compound modifiers
How would you hyphenate this phrase?
second most common word
second-most-common word
second-most common word
asked Jul 28 '12 at 01:27
Actually Holly
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1 answer 
I think your sentence is correct. That is , second-most-common word. Your example is of the same type mentioned below.
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twelve-year-old boy
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answered Jul 30 '12 at 04:46
sanjay
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