Words Containing XE

Q: How many words contain "XE"?

683 valid English words contain the sequence XE.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing XE?

CHEMOPROPHYLAXES at 40 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing XE?

XERORADIOGRAPHIES — 17 letters.

There are 683 English words that contain the sequence XE. Range: ADDAXES to ZAXES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CHEMOPROPHYLAXES at 40 points; the longest is XERORADIOGRAPHIES (17 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 8.5 letters.

By length — 683 words containing XE

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Showing the first 600 of 683 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	chemoprophylaxes	40	42
2	hypopharynxes	36	35
3	xenophobically	33	37
4	xerographically	33	36
5	exemplifications	32	37
6	chickenpoxes	32	35
7	xerophthalmic	32	34
8	cephalothoraxes	32	33
9	archaeopteryxes	32	32
10	xeroradiography	32	32

What these words mean

chemoprophylaxes: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypopharynxes: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
xenophobically: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
xerographically: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
exemplifications: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
chickenpoxes: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
xerophthalmic: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
cephalothoraxes: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
archaeopteryxes: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
xeroradiography: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "XE"?

683 valid English words contain XE.

Best Scrabble word containing XE?

CHEMOPROPHYLAXES at 40 pts.

Longest word containing XE?

XERORADIOGRAPHIES (17 letters).