Words That Start With X
There are 136 English words that start with the letter X, from XANTHAN to XYSTUS. The highest-scoring word beginning with X in Scrabble® is XENOPHOBICALLY at 33 points, and the longest is XERORADIOGRAPHIES (17 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
X
- XANTHAN17 pts
- XANTHANS18 pts
- XANTHATE18 pts
- XANTHATES19 pts
- XANTHEIN18 pts
- XANTHEINS19 pts
- XANTHENE18 pts
- XANTHENES19 pts
- XANTHIC19 pts
- XANTHIN17 pts
- XANTHINE18 pts
- XANTHINES19 pts
- XANTHINS18 pts
- XANTHOMA20 pts
- XANTHOMAS21 pts
- XANTHOMATA22 pts
- XANTHONE18 pts
- XANTHONES19 pts
- XANTHOPHYLL29 pts
- XANTHOPHYLLS30 pts
- XANTHOUS18 pts
- XEBEC16 pts
- XEBECS17 pts
- XENIA12 pts
- XENIAL13 pts
- XENIAS13 pts
- XENIC14 pts
- XENOBIOTIC21 pts
- XENOBIOTICS22 pts
- XENODIAGNOSES22 pts
- XENODIAGNOSIS22 pts
- XENODIAGNOSTIC25 pts
- XENOGAMIES20 pts
- XENOGAMY21 pts
- XENOGENEIC20 pts
- XENOGENIES18 pts
- XENOGENY19 pts
- XENOGRAFT20 pts
- XENOGRAFTS21 pts
- XENOLITH18 pts
- XENOLITHIC22 pts
- XENOLITHS19 pts
- XENON12 pts
- XENONS13 pts
- XENOPHILE21 pts
- XENOPHILES22 pts
- XENOPHOBE23 pts
- XENOPHOBES24 pts
- XENOPHOBIA24 pts
- XENOPHOBIAS25 pts
- XENOPHOBIC26 pts
- XENOPHOBICALLY33 pts
- XENOTROPIC21 pts
- XERARCH19 pts
- XERIC14 pts
- XEROGRAPHIC26 pts
- XEROGRAPHICALLY33 pts
- XEROGRAPHIES25 pts
- XEROGRAPHY26 pts
- XEROPHILE21 pts
- XEROPHILIES23 pts
- XEROPHILOUS23 pts
- XEROPHILY24 pts
- XEROPHTHALMIA30 pts
- XEROPHTHALMIAS31 pts
- XEROPHTHALMIC32 pts
- XEROPHYTE24 pts
- XEROPHYTES25 pts
- XEROPHYTIC27 pts
- XEROPHYTISM28 pts
- XEROPHYTISMS29 pts
- XERORADIOGRAPHIES31 pts
- XERORADIOGRAPHY32 pts
- XEROSERE15 pts
- XEROSERES16 pts
- XEROSES14 pts
- XEROSIS14 pts
- XEROTHERMIC25 pts
- XEROTIC16 pts
- XEROX19 pts
- XEROXED22 pts
- XEROXES21 pts
- XEROXING23 pts
- XERUS12 pts
- XERUSES14 pts
- XI9 pts
- XIPHISTERNA23 pts
- XIPHISTERNUM26 pts
- XIPHOID20 pts
- XIPHOIDS21 pts
- XIS10 pts
- XU9 pts
- XYLAN15 pts
- XYLANS16 pts
- XYLEM17 pts
- XYLEMS18 pts
- XYLENE16 pts
- XYLENES17 pts
- XYLIDIN18 pts
- XYLIDINE19 pts
- XYLIDINES20 pts
- XYLIDINS19 pts
- XYLITOL17 pts
- XYLITOLS18 pts
- XYLOCARP22 pts
- XYLOCARPS23 pts
- XYLOGRAPH25 pts
- XYLOGRAPHER27 pts
- XYLOGRAPHERS28 pts
- XYLOGRAPHIC29 pts
- XYLOGRAPHICAL31 pts
- XYLOGRAPHIES28 pts
- XYLOGRAPHS26 pts
- XYLOGRAPHY29 pts
- XYLOID17 pts
- XYLOL15 pts
- XYLOLS16 pts
- XYLOPHAGOUS27 pts
- XYLOPHONE24 pts
- XYLOPHONES25 pts
- XYLOPHONIST26 pts
- XYLOPHONISTS27 pts
- XYLOSE16 pts
- XYLOSES17 pts
- XYLOTOMIES22 pts
- XYLOTOMY23 pts
- XYLYL18 pts
- XYLYLS19 pts
- XYST14 pts
- XYSTER16 pts
- XYSTERS17 pts
- XYSTI15 pts
- XYSTOI16 pts
- XYSTOS16 pts
- XYSTS15 pts
- XYSTUS16 pts
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 | xenophobically | 33 | 37 |
| 2 | xerographically | 33 | 36 |
| 3 | xerophthalmic | 32 | 34 |
| 4 | xeroradiography | 32 | 32 |
| 5 | xylographical | 31 | 34 |
| 6 | xerophthalmias | 31 | 32 |
| 7 | xeroradiographies | 31 | 32 |
| 8 | xanthophylls | 30 | 31 |
| 9 | xerophthalmia | 30 | 31 |
| 10 | xylographic | 29 | 31 |
What these words mean
- xenophobically
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xerographically
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xerophthalmic
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xeroradiography
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xylographical
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xerophthalmias
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xeroradiographies
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xanthophylls
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xerophthalmia
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- xylographic
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.
Strategy for this list
X is worth 8 in Scrabble but starts only a handful of words (XI, XU, XIS, XYLOSE). X-strategy focuses on interior X placements rather than X-openers — the X on a triple-letter square in a parallel play scores for two words simultaneously. In Wordle, X in position 1 is essentially unused in daily answers.
FAQs
How many words start with X?
136 valid English words begin with X.
Best Scrabble word starting with X?
XENOPHOBICALLY at 33 pts.
Longest word starting with X?
XERORADIOGRAPHIES (17 letters).