Words that start with X
There are 305 words that start with X in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are XYLOPYROGRAPHY, XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC and XYLOTYPOGRAPHY, tied at 38 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 10-letter words are the biggest group with 54, and the average one scores 21.7 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. X starts 0.1% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, fewer than any other letter. The longest run to 15 letters (5 words), XERORADIOGRAPHY among them. Two-letter words starting with X: XI and XU.
Words that start with X in numbers
- Words
- 305
- Highest scoring
- XYLOPYROGRAPHY 38 pts
- Average score
- 21.7 pts
- Longest
- XERORADIOGRAPHY 15 letters
- 22
- 31
- 42
- 516
- 619
- 726
- 838
- 944
- 1054
- 1143
- 1223
- 1318
- 1414
- 155
Highest-scoring words that start with x
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| xylopyrography | 38 | 14 |
| xylotypographic | 38 | 15 |
| xylotypography | 38 | 14 |
| xenomorphically | 34 | 15 |
| xerophytically | 34 | 14 |
| xenophobically | 33 | 14 |
| xerographically | 33 | 15 |
| xiphophyllous | 33 | 13 |
| xanthophyllous | 32 | 14 |
| xerophthalmic | 32 | 13 |
Words that start with X (305)
These 300 of the 305 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 5
14-letter words 14
13-letter words 18
12-letter words 23
11-letter words 43
10-letter words 49
9-letter words 44
8-letter words 38
7-letter words 26
6-letter words 19
5-letter words 16
3-letter words 1
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with X?
305 words in Unscrambly's list start with X. 16 of them have five letters, 26 have seven and 2 have two.
What is the best X word for Scrabble?
XYLOPYROGRAPHY, XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC and XYLOTYPOGRAPHY tie at 38 points before bonus squares. Next come XENOMORPHICALLY (34), XEROPHYTICALLY (34) and XENOPHOBICALLY (33). Across all 305, the average is 21.7 points.
What two-letter words start with X?
XI and XU: 2 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with X?
16. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with X list, where XEROX scores highest at 19 points.