12 Letter Words Containing X
There are 370 12-letter English words that contain X, from ALEXANDRINES to ZOOXANTHELLA. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: HYDROXYZINES (38), PHOTOOXIDIZE (34), HYPERCOMPLEX (33). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- ALEXANDRINES20 pts
- ALEXANDRITES20 pts
- AMBIDEXTROUS24 pts
- AMOXICILLINS23 pts
- AMOXYCILLINS26 pts
- ANNEXATIONAL19 pts
- ANOREXIGENIC22 pts
- ANTICLIMAXES23 pts
- ANTIOXIDANTS20 pts
- APPROXIMATED26 pts
- APPROXIMATES25 pts
- ASEXUALITIES19 pts
- ASPHYXIATING28 pts
- ASPHYXIATION27 pts
- AUTOXIDATION20 pts
- AUXOTROPHIES24 pts
- AXIOMATIZING31 pts
- AXISYMMETRIC28 pts
C
- CARBOXYLASES26 pts
- CARBOXYLATED27 pts
- CARBOXYLATES26 pts
- CHATTERBOXES26 pts
- CHICKENPOXES32 pts
- CIRCUMFLEXES28 pts
- CLOXACILLINS23 pts
- COEXISTENCES23 pts
- COMPLEXATION25 pts
- COMPLEXIFIED29 pts
- COMPLEXIFIES28 pts
- COMPLEXIONAL25 pts
- COMPLEXIONED26 pts
- COMPLEXITIES25 pts
- CONTEXTUALLY24 pts
- CRUCIFIXIONS26 pts
- CYCLODEXTRIN27 pts
- CYCLOHEXANES29 pts
- CYTOTAXONOMY29 pts
- CYTOTOXICITY29 pts
D
E
- ENDOPEROXIDE23 pts
- ENTEROTOXINS19 pts
- EPEXEGETICAL24 pts
- EPOXIDATIONS22 pts
- EXACERBATING24 pts
- EXACERBATION23 pts
- EXACTINGNESS22 pts
- EXAGGERATING22 pts
- EXAGGERATION21 pts
- EXAGGERATIVE24 pts
- EXAGGERATORS21 pts
- EXAGGERATORY24 pts
- EXAMINATIONS21 pts
- EXANTHEMATIC26 pts
- EXASPERATING22 pts
- EXASPERATION21 pts
- EXCAVATIONAL24 pts
- EXCELLENCIES23 pts
- EXCHANGEABLE27 pts
- EXCITABILITY26 pts
- EXCLAMATIONS23 pts
- EXCLUSIONARY24 pts
- EXCLUSIONIST21 pts
- EXCLUSIVISMS26 pts
- EXCLUSIVISTS24 pts
- EXCOGITATING23 pts
- EXCOGITATION22 pts
- EXCOGITATIVE25 pts
- EXCORIATIONS21 pts
- EXCRESCENCES25 pts
- EXCRESCENTLY26 pts
- EXCRUCIATING24 pts
- EXCRUCIATION23 pts
- EXCULPATIONS23 pts
- EXCURSIONIST21 pts
- EXECUTIONERS21 pts
- EXECUTORSHIP26 pts
- EXEMPLIFYING30 pts
- EXENTERATING20 pts
- EXENTERATION19 pts
- EXERCITATION21 pts
- EXFOLIATIONS22 pts
- EXHAUSTIVELY28 pts
- EXHAUSTIVITY28 pts
- EXHIBITIONER24 pts
- EXHILARATING23 pts
- EXHILARATION22 pts
- EXHILARATIVE25 pts
- EXHORTATIONS22 pts
- EXIGUOUSNESS20 pts
- EXOBIOLOGIES22 pts
- EXOBIOLOGIST22 pts
- EXONERATIONS19 pts
- EXONUCLEASES21 pts
- EXOPEPTIDASE24 pts
- EXOPHTHALMIC31 pts
- EXOPHTHALMOS29 pts
- EXOPHTHALMUS29 pts
- EXORBITANCES23 pts
- EXORBITANTLY24 pts
- EXORCISTICAL23 pts
- EXOSKELETONS23 pts
- EXOTERICALLY24 pts
- EXOTHERMALLY27 pts
- EXOTICNESSES21 pts
- EXPANSIONARY24 pts
- EXPANSIONISM23 pts
- EXPANSIONIST21 pts
- EXPATIATIONS21 pts
- EXPATRIATING22 pts
- EXPATRIATION21 pts
- EXPATRIATISM23 pts
- EXPECTANCIES25 pts
- EXPECTATIONS23 pts
- EXPECTEDNESS24 pts
- EXPECTORANTS23 pts
- EXPECTORATED24 pts
- EXPECTORATES23 pts
- EXPEDIENCIES24 pts
- EXPEDIENTIAL22 pts
- EXPENDITURES22 pts
- EXPERIENCING24 pts
- EXPERIENTIAL21 pts
- EXPERIMENTAL23 pts
- EXPERIMENTED24 pts
- EXPERIMENTER23 pts
- EXPERTNESSES21 pts
- EXPLANATIONS21 pts
- EXPLANTATION21 pts
- EXPLICATIONS23 pts
- EXPLICITNESS23 pts
- EXPLOITATION21 pts
- EXPLOITATIVE24 pts
- EXPLORATIONS21 pts
- EXPONENTIALS21 pts
- EXPORTATIONS21 pts
- EXPOSITIONAL21 pts
- EXPOSTULATED22 pts
- EXPOSTULATES21 pts
- EXPRESSIONAL21 pts
- EXPRESSIVELY27 pts
- EXPRESSIVITY27 pts
- EXPROPRIATED24 pts
- EXPROPRIATES23 pts
- EXPROPRIATOR23 pts
- EXPURGATIONS22 pts
- EXSANGUINATE20 pts
- EXSICCATIONS23 pts
- EXTEMPORALLY26 pts
- EXTEMPORISED24 pts
- EXTEMPORISES23 pts
- EXTEMPORIZED33 pts
- EXTEMPORIZER32 pts
- EXTEMPORIZES32 pts
- EXTENDEDNESS21 pts
- EXTENSOMETER21 pts
- EXTENUATIONS19 pts
- EXTERIORISED20 pts
- EXTERIORISES19 pts
- EXTERIORIZED29 pts
- EXTERIORIZES28 pts
- EXTERMINATED22 pts
- EXTERMINATES21 pts
- EXTERMINATOR21 pts
- EXTERNALISED20 pts
- EXTERNALISES19 pts
- EXTERNALISMS21 pts
- EXTERNALIZED29 pts
- EXTERNALIZES28 pts
- EXTEROCEPTOR23 pts
- EXTINGUISHED24 pts
- EXTINGUISHER23 pts
- EXTINGUISHES23 pts
- EXTIRPATIONS21 pts
- EXTORTIONARY22 pts
- EXTORTIONATE19 pts
- EXTORTIONERS19 pts
- EXTORTIONIST19 pts
- EXTRACRANIAL21 pts
- EXTRACTIVELY27 pts
- EXTRADITABLE22 pts
- EXTRADITIONS20 pts
- EXTRAHEPATIC26 pts
- EXTRALEGALLY23 pts
- EXTRALIMITAL21 pts
- EXTRALOGICAL22 pts
- EXTRAMARITAL21 pts
- EXTRAMUNDANE22 pts
- EXTRAMURALLY24 pts
- EXTRAMUSICAL23 pts
- EXTRANEOUSLY22 pts
- EXTRANUCLEAR21 pts
- EXTRAPOLATED22 pts
- EXTRAPOLATES21 pts
- EXTRAPOLATOR21 pts
- EXTRASENSORY22 pts
- EXTRASYSTOLE22 pts
- EXTRATEXTUAL26 pts
- EXTRAUTERINE19 pts
- EXTRAVAGANCE25 pts
- EXTRAVAGANCY28 pts
- EXTRAVAGANZA32 pts
- EXTRAVAGATED24 pts
- EXTRAVAGATES23 pts
- EXTRAVASATED23 pts
- EXTRAVASATES22 pts
- EXTRAVERSION22 pts
- EXTRICATIONS21 pts
- EXTROVERSION22 pts
F
G
H
- HEMATOXYLINS27 pts
- HETEROAUXINS22 pts
- HETERODOXIES23 pts
- HETERODUPLEX25 pts
- HETEROSEXUAL22 pts
- HEXADECIMALS27 pts
- HEXAHYDRATES29 pts
- HEXAPLOIDIES25 pts
- HEXOBARBITAL26 pts
- HOMOSEXUALLY27 pts
- HYDROXYLASES29 pts
- HYDROXYLATED30 pts
- HYDROXYLATES29 pts
- HYDROXYUREAS29 pts
- HYDROXYZINES38 pts
- HYPERCOMPLEX33 pts
- HYPEREXCITED30 pts
- HYPEREXTENDS28 pts
- HYPERPYREXIA32 pts
- HYPOXANTHINE30 pts
I
- INEXACTITUDE22 pts
- INEXISTENCES21 pts
- INEXPEDIENCE24 pts
- INEXPEDIENCY27 pts
- INEXPERIENCE23 pts
- INEXPERTNESS21 pts
- INEXPLICABLE25 pts
- INEXPLICABLY28 pts
- INEXPRESSIVE24 pts
- INEXPUGNABLE24 pts
- INEXPUGNABLY27 pts
- INEXPUNGIBLE24 pts
- INEXTRICABLE23 pts
- INEXTRICABLY26 pts
- INHERITRIXES22 pts
- INTERMIXTURE21 pts
- INTOXICATING22 pts
- INTOXICATION21 pts
L
M
N
O
- OROPHARYNXES27 pts
- OVEREXCITING25 pts
- OVEREXERCISE24 pts
- OVEREXERTING23 pts
- OVEREXERTION22 pts
- OVEREXPANDED26 pts
- OVEREXPLAINS24 pts
- OVEREXPLICIT26 pts
- OVEREXPLOITS24 pts
- OVEREXPOSING25 pts
- OVEREXPOSURE24 pts
- OVEREXTENDED24 pts
- OVERTAXATION22 pts
- OXALACETATES21 pts
- OXALOACETATE21 pts
- OXYACETYLENE27 pts
- OXYGENATIONS23 pts
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
X
Z
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hydroxyzines | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | photooxidize | 34 | 34 |
| 3 | hypercomplex | 33 | 36 |
| 4 | quixotically | 33 | 36 |
| 5 | extemporized | 33 | 35 |
| 6 | chickenpoxes | 32 | 35 |
| 7 | extravaganza | 32 | 35 |
| 8 | maximization | 32 | 35 |
| 9 | extemporizer | 32 | 34 |
| 10 | extemporizes | 32 | 34 |
Strategy for this list
The X is worth 8 points in Scrabble but plays very differently from other high-value tiles. X sits in more valid two-letter and three-letter words (EX, AX, OX, XI, XU, HEX, LAX, MIX, SIX, NIX, POX, WOX, VOX, ZAX) than any other 8-point-plus letter, making it the easiest to dispose of profitably. On a triple-letter square in a parallel play, X can score for two words simultaneously — one horizontal, one vertical — which is why 40-plus point X-plays are common. Prioritise X-words that form crosses on both axes; the multiplier applies to both.
FAQs
How many 12-letter words contain X?
370 valid 12-letter English words contain the letters X in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).