5-letter words with X as the first letter
There are 16 five-letter words with X as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is XEROX at 19 points. E is the most common second letter among them (7), and the average score is 14.9 points.
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Every word your letters make appears below, longest first, each with its Scrabble score.
Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green X in the first position leaves these 16 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with X in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include XEROX, XYLYL, XYLEM, XYLIC and XEBEC. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an X in slot 1 further.
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 with X as the first letter 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 with x as the first letter
5-letter words with X as the first letter (16)
All 16 are listed, highest scoring first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have X as the first letter?
Unscrambly's list has 16 five-letter words with X in the first position, 0.1% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your first tile turned green as X, these 16 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as XYLEM.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with X as the first letter?
XEROX scores 19 points in Scrabble. Next come XYLYL (18), XYLEM (17) and XYLIC (17). The average is 14.9 points.