5-letter words starting with X
There are 16 five-letter words that start with X in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is XEROX at 19 points. E is the most common second letter, in 7 of them, and the average score is 14.9 points.
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X is worth eight points and almost never starts a word, which makes the short list of x-openers worth memorising. These 16 words are 0.1% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and X is the 26th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with X, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, XYLEM is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 16 words.
5-letter words starting with X in numbers
- Words
- 16
- Highest scoring
- XEROX 19 pts
- Average score
- 14.9 pts
- With a definition
- 5 (31%)
- E7
- O1
- R1
- Y7
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with x
5-letter words starting with X (16)
All 16 are listed, highest scoring first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with X?
16, which is 0.1% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 5 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with X for Scrabble?
XEROX scores 19 points before bonus squares. Next come XYLYL (18), XYLEM (17) and XYLIC (17). The average is 14.9 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with X?
E, in 7 of the 16 (44%). Y follows with 7.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with X?
XYLEM. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 16 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.