Words That Start With X
Only 304 words in our word game list start with X, fewer than for any other letter, and just 4 of them are common. Most were built from Greek: xeno- "foreign", xero- "dry", xylo- "wood". At the start of a word X sounds like Z, as in xylophone.
At a glance
304 words4 common10 letters: the most usual lengthLongest common word: XENOPHOBIA
| 2 letters | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | |
| 4 letters | 2 | |
| 5 letters | 16 | |
| 6 letters | 19 | |
| 7 letters | 25 | |
| 8 letters | 38 | |
| 9 letters | 44 | |
| 10 letters | 54 | |
| 11 letters | 43 | |
| 12 letters | 23 | |
| 13 letters | 18 | |
| 14 letters | 14 | |
| 15 letters | 5 |
Second letter: E 47%Y 28%A 16%I 7%R <1%O <1%
Short words
Two letters: XI, XU.
Three letters: XIS. Common words are in bold.
Points in Scrabble and Words With Friends
X is worth 8 points in both games. Good words you can play from a full rack, counting the letters only:
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| XYLEM | 17 | 18 |
| XEBEC | 16 | 18 |
| XERIC | 14 | 15 |
| XYST | 14 | 13 |
| XENON | 12 | 14 |
| XIS | 10 | 10 |
| XU | 9 | 10 |
| XI | 9 | 9 |
Play with these words
- A word search with ten words that start with X (XENOPHOBIA, XEROX, XENON, XYLOPHONE…): play it here or print it.
- Scrabble Online: try these words against the computer. Stuck with your tiles? The Scrabble Word Finder shows every word your rack can make.
- Random words that start with X, for Pictionary or a spelling test.
- Hangman: a word with a X is hard to guess, so it makes a good puzzle for a friend.
- Word Checker: is a word real, and what does it mean?
More word lists: words that start with Z, words that start with Q, words that start with J, words that start with K, words that start with V, words with Q, words with X, words with Z and words without vowels.
