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Words Starting with X

There are 136 words that start with X in our word list. The most common are XI, XEROX and XENON. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is XENOPHOBICALLY (33 points).

Words
136
Top Scrabble word
XENOPHOBICALLY, 33 pts
Top Words With Friends word
XENOPHOBICALLY, 37 pts
Lengths
2 to 17 letters
Filters: starts with, ends with, length, leave out

Common words that start with X

The 16 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

All 136 words that start with X

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.

2-letter words 2

  • xi9/9
  • xu9/10

3-letter words 1

  • xis10/10

4-letter words 1

  • xyst14/13

5-letter words 13

  • xebec16/18
  • xenia12/13
  • xenic14/16
  • xenon12/14
  • xeric14/15
  • xerox19/19
  • xerus12/13
  • xylan15/16
  • xylem17/18
  • xylol15/16
  • xylyl18/18
  • xysti15/14
  • xysts15/14

6-letter words 15

  • xebecs17/19
  • xenial13/15
  • xenias13/14
  • xenons13/15
  • xylans16/17
  • xylems18/19
  • xylene16/17
  • xyloid17/17
  • xylols16/17
  • xylose16/16
  • xylyls19/19
  • xyster16/15
  • xystoi16/15
  • xystos16/15
  • xystus16/16

7-letter words 16

  • xanthan17/18
  • xanthic19/20
  • xanthin17/18
  • xerarch19/19
  • xeroses14/14
  • xerosis14/14
  • xerotic16/17
  • xeroxed22/22
  • xeroxes21/21
  • xeruses14/15
  • xiphoid20/20
  • xylenes17/18
  • xylidin18/19
  • xylitol17/18
  • xyloses17/17
  • xysters17/16

8-letter words 20

  • xanthans18/19
  • xanthate18/18
  • xanthein18/19
  • xanthene18/19
  • xanthine18/19
  • xanthins18/19
  • xanthoma20/21
  • xanthone18/19
  • xanthous18/19
  • xenogamy21/23
  • xenogeny19/21
  • xenolith18/19
  • xerosere15/15
  • xeroxing23/25
  • xiphoids21/21
  • xylidine19/20
  • xylidins19/20
  • xylitols18/19
  • xylocarp22/24
  • xylotomy23/23

9-letter words 18

  • xanthates19/19
  • xantheins19/20
  • xanthenes19/20
  • xanthines19/20
  • xanthomas21/22
  • xanthones19/20
  • xenograft20/22
  • xenoliths19/20
  • xenophile21/23
  • xenophobe23/25
  • xerophile21/22
  • xerophily24/24
  • xerophyte24/23
  • xeroseres16/16
  • xylidines20/21
  • xylocarps23/25
  • xylograph25/26
  • xylophone24/25

10-letter words 19

  • xanthomata22/23
  • xenobiotic21/24
  • xenogamies20/23
  • xenogeneic20/24
  • xenogenies18/21
  • xenografts21/23
  • xenolithic22/24
  • xenophiles22/24
  • xenophobes24/26
  • xenophobia24/26
  • xenophobic26/29
  • xenotropic21/24
  • xerography26/26
  • xerophytes25/24
  • xerophytic27/27
  • xylographs26/27
  • xylography29/29
  • xylophones25/26
  • xylotomies22/23

11-letter words 13

  • xanthophyll29/30
  • xenobiotics22/25
  • xenophobias25/27
  • xerographic26/28
  • xerophilies23/24
  • xerophilous23/25
  • xerophytism28/28
  • xerothermic25/26
  • xiphisterna23/24
  • xylographer27/28
  • xylographic29/31
  • xylophagous27/29
  • xylophonist26/27

12-letter words 7

  • xanthophylls30/31
  • xerographies25/26
  • xerophytisms29/29
  • xiphisternum26/29
  • xylographers28/29
  • xylographies28/29
  • xylophonists27/28

13-letter words 5

  • xenodiagnoses22/25
  • xenodiagnosis22/25
  • xerophthalmia30/31
  • xerophthalmic32/34
  • xylographical31/34

14-letter words 3

  • xenodiagnostic25/29
  • xenophobically33/37
  • xerophthalmias31/32

15-letter words 2

  • xerographically33/36
  • xeroradiography32/32

17-letter words 1

  • xeroradiographies31/32

Longest: XERORADIOGRAPHIES (17 letters).

Questions people ask

How many words that start with X are there?

Our word list has 136 words that start with X.

Which words that start with X score the most points?

In Scrabble it is XENOPHOBICALLY with 33 points. In Words With Friends it is XENOPHOBICALLY with 37 points. Bonus squares are not counted.

What are common words that start with X?

The most used in everyday English are XI, XEROX and XENON.