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Words containing EX

Words that have the letters EX in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,356 playable words containing EX in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is AMBIDEXTERITIES. The highest-scoring is EXTRAJUDICIALLY, worth 35 points.

  • COUNTEREXAMPLE27
  • EXCLUSIVELY26
  • EXPERIMENTALLY26
  • HOMOSEXUALITY26
  • UNEXPECTEDLY26
  • EXCEPTIONALLY25
  • EXCESSIVELY25
  • EXPERIMENTATION25
  • COMPLEXITY24
  • EXPERIMENTING24
  • EXPRESSWAYS24
  • EXTRAORDINARILY24
  • FLEXIBILITY24
  • HEXADECIMAL24
  • INEXPERIENCED24
  • EXCEEDINGLY23
  • EXHAUSTIVE23
  • EXPERIENCING23

Highest-scoring words containing EX

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
  • EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
  • CONTEXTUALIZING33
  • CYCLOHEXYLAMINE33
  • EXTEMPORIZATION33
  • EXTEMPORIZING32
  • EXTRAVAGANZAS32
  • CONTEXTUALIZED32
  • PSYCHOSEXUALITY32
  • RECONTEXTUALIZE32
  • EXCOMMUNICATING31
  • EXTEMPORIZED31

2-letter words containing EX (1)

  • EX8

3-letter words containing EX (6)

  • DEX10
  • HEX11
  • KEX12
  • LEX9
  • REX9
  • VEX13

4-letter words containing EX (16)

  • APEX12
  • DEXY13
  • EXAM12
  • EXEC12
  • EXES10
  • EXIT10
  • EXON10
  • EXPO12
  • FLEX13
  • IBEX12
  • ILEX10
  • NEXT10
  • PREX12
  • SEXT10
  • TEXT10
  • VEXT14

5-letter words containing EX (54)

  • ANNEX11
  • CAREX13
  • CIMEX15
  • CODEX14
  • CULEX14
  • DESEX12
  • DEXES12
  • DEXIE12
  • EXACT13
  • EXALT11
  • EXAMS13
  • EXCEL13
  • EXECS13
  • EXERT11
  • EXILE11
  • EXINE11
  • EXIST11
  • EXITS11
  • EXONS11
  • EXPAT13
  • EXPEL13
  • EXPOS13
  • EXTOL11
  • EXTRA11
  • EXUDE13
  • EXULT12
  • EXURB14
  • HEXAD14
  • HEXED14
  • HEXER13
  • HEXES13
  • HEXYL15
  • INDEX12
  • KEXES14
  • LATEX11
  • LEXES11
  • LEXIS11
  • MIREX13
  • MUREX14
  • NEXUS12
  • PREXY15
  • REMEX13
  • REXES11
  • SEXTO11
  • SEXTS11
  • SILEX11
  • TELEX11
  • TEXAS11
  • TEXTS11
  • UNSEX12
  • VEXED16
  • VEXER15
  • VEXES15
  • VEXIL15

6-letter words containing EX (111)

  • APEXES14
  • BIFLEX17
  • CONVEX18
  • CORTEX14
  • DUPLEX16
  • EXACTS14
  • EXALTS12
  • EXCEED15
  • EXCELS14
  • EXCEPT16
  • EXCESS14
  • EXCISE14
  • EXCITE14
  • EXCUSE15
  • EXEMPT16
  • EXEQUY23
  • EXERTS12
  • EXHALE14
  • EXHORT14
  • EXHUME17
  • EXILED13
  • EXILES12
  • EXISTS12
  • EXITED13
  • EXODUS14
  • EXOTIC14
  • EXPAND15
  • EXPECT16
  • EXPELS14
  • EXPEND15
  • EXPERT14
  • EXPIRE14
  • EXPIRY16
  • EXPORT14
  • EXPOSE14
  • EXTANT12
  • EXTEND13
  • EXTENT12
  • EXTOLS12
  • EXTORT12
  • EXTRAS12
  • EXUDED15
  • EXUDES14
  • EXULTS13
  • EXUVIA17
  • FLEXED16
  • FLEXES15
  • HEXING15
  • IBEXES14
  • PLEXUS15
  • REFLEX15
  • SEXISM14
  • SEXIST12
  • SEXTET12
  • SEXTON12
  • UNISEX13
  • UNVEXT17
  • VERTEX16
  • VEXING17
  • VORTEX16

The 60 most common shown, 51 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing EX (197)

  • COEXIST15
  • COMPLEX19
  • CONTEXT15
  • EXACTED16
  • EXACTER15
  • EXACTLY17
  • EXAMINE15
  • EXAMPLE17
  • EXCEEDS16
  • EXCEPTS17
  • EXCERPT17
  • EXCISED16
  • EXCISES15
  • EXCITED16
  • EXCITES15
  • EXCLAIM17
  • EXCLUDE17
  • EXCRETE15
  • EXCUSED17
  • EXCUSES16
  • EXECUTE16
  • EXEMPTS17
  • EXHALED16
  • EXHALES15
  • EXHAUST16
  • EXHIBIT17
  • EXHORTS15
  • EXHUMED19
  • EXHUMES18
  • EXISTED14
  • EXITING14
  • EXOTICS15
  • EXPANDS16
  • EXPANSE15
  • EXPECTS17
  • EXPENDS16
  • EXPENSE15
  • EXPERTS15
  • EXPIRED16
  • EXPIRES15
  • EXPLAIN15
  • EXPLODE16
  • EXPLOIT15
  • EXPLORE15
  • EXPOSED16
  • EXPOSES15
  • EXPOUND17
  • EXPRESS15
  • EXTENDS14
  • EXTENTS13
  • EXTRACT15
  • EXTREME15
  • EXUDING16
  • FLEXING17
  • HEXAGON16
  • INDEXED15
  • INDEXES14
  • PERPLEX17
  • SIMPLEX17
  • TEXTUAL14

The 60 most common shown, 137 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing EX (295)

  • BISEXUAL17
  • CONTEXTS16
  • DUPLEXES18
  • DYSLEXIA17
  • EXACTING17
  • EXAMINED17
  • EXAMINER16
  • EXAMINES16
  • EXAMPLED19
  • EXAMPLES18
  • EXCAVATE20
  • EXCEEDED18
  • EXCELLED17
  • EXCEPTED19
  • EXCERPTS18
  • EXCHANGE19
  • EXCISING17
  • EXCITING17
  • EXCLAIMS18
  • EXCLUDED19
  • EXCLUDES18
  • EXCRETED17
  • EXCUSING18
  • EXECUTED18
  • EXECUTES17
  • EXECUTOR17
  • EXEMPTED19
  • EXERCISE16
  • EXHALING17
  • EXHAUSTS17
  • EXHIBITS18
  • EXHORTED17
  • EXHUMING20
  • EXISTING15
  • EXPANDED18
  • EXPECTED19
  • EXPENDED18
  • EXPENSES16
  • EXPERTLY18
  • EXPIRING17
  • EXPLAINS16
  • EXPLICIT18
  • EXPLODED18
  • EXPLODES17
  • EXPLOITS16
  • EXPLORED17
  • EXPLORES16
  • EXPOSING17
  • EXPOSURE17
  • EXPOUNDS18
  • EXTENDED16
  • EXTERNAL14
  • EXTRACTS16
  • EXTREMES16
  • FLEXIBLE19
  • FLEXIBLY21
  • INDEXING16
  • TEXTBOOK19
  • VEXATION18
  • VORTEXES18

The 60 most common shown, 235 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing EX (350)

  • COMPLEXES21
  • EXAMINING18
  • EXAMPLING20
  • EXCAVATED22
  • EXCAVATES21
  • EXCEEDING19
  • EXCELLENT17
  • EXCEPTING20
  • EXCEPTION19
  • EXCERPTED20
  • EXCESSIVE21
  • EXCHANGED21
  • EXCHANGES20
  • EXCITABLE19
  • EXCLAIMED20
  • EXCLUDING20
  • EXCLUSION18
  • EXCLUSIVE22
  • EXCREMENT19
  • EXCUSABLE20
  • EXECUTING19
  • EXECUTION18
  • EXECUTIVE22
  • EXEMPLARY21
  • EXEMPLIFY24
  • EXEMPTING20
  • EXEMPTION19
  • EXERCISED18
  • EXERCISES17
  • EXHAUSTED19
  • EXHIBITED20
  • EXISTENCE17
  • EXPANDING19
  • EXPANSION17
  • EXPANSIVE21
  • EXPECTANT19
  • EXPECTING20
  • EXPEDITED19
  • EXPENSIVE21
  • EXPERTISE17
  • EXPLAINED18
  • EXPLETIVE21
  • EXPLODING19
  • EXPLOITED18
  • EXPLORING18
  • EXPLOSION17
  • EXPLOSIVE21
  • EXPOUNDED20
  • EXPRESSED18
  • EXPRESSES17
  • EXQUISITE24
  • EXTENDING17
  • EXTENSION15
  • EXTENSIVE19
  • EXTRACTED18
  • EXTREMELY19
  • EXTREMIST17
  • PERPLEXED20
  • REFLEXIVE22
  • TEXTBOOKS20

The 60 most common shown, 290 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing EX (347)

  • CIRCUMFLEX26
  • COEXISTING19
  • COMPLEXION22
  • COMPLEXITY24
  • CONTEXTUAL19
  • EXACERBATE20
  • EXAGGERATE18
  • EXCAVATING23
  • EXCAVATION22
  • EXCELLENCE20
  • EXCEPTIONS20
  • EXCERPTING21
  • EXCHANGING22
  • EXCITEMENT20
  • EXCLAIMING21
  • EXCLUSIVES23
  • EXECUTABLE21
  • EXECUTIVES23
  • EXEMPTIONS20
  • EXERCISING19
  • EXHAUSTING20
  • EXHAUSTIVE23
  • EXHIBITING21
  • EXHIBITION20
  • EXPANDABLE21
  • EXPECTANCY24
  • EXPEDIENCY23
  • EXPEDITING20
  • EXPEDITION19
  • EXPENDABLE21
  • EXPERIENCE20
  • EXPERIMENT20
  • EXPLAINING19
  • EXPLETIVES22
  • EXPLICABLE22
  • EXPLICITLY22
  • EXPLOITING19
  • EXPLOSIONS18
  • EXPLOSIVES22
  • EXPOUNDING21
  • EXPRESSING19
  • EXPRESSION18
  • EXPRESSIVE22
  • EXPRESSWAY23
  • EXTENSIONS16
  • EXTERNALLY18
  • EXTINCTION18
  • EXTINGUISH20
  • EXTRACTING19
  • EXTRACTION18
  • EXTRANEOUS17
  • EXTROVERTS20
  • EXUBERANCE21
  • HOMOSEXUAL21
  • INEXORABLY20
  • INFLEXIBLE21
  • PERPLEXING21
  • PERPLEXITY22
  • REFLEXIVES23
  • UNEXPECTED22

The 60 most common shown, 287 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing EX (281)

  • ANNEXATIONS17
  • COEXISTENCE21
  • COMPLEXIONS23
  • EXACERBATED22
  • EXACERBATES21
  • EXAGGERATED20
  • EXAGGERATES19
  • EXAMINATION19
  • EXASPERATED20
  • EXASPERATES19
  • EXCAVATIONS23
  • EXCEEDINGLY23
  • EXCELLENTLY21
  • EXCEPTIONAL21
  • EXCESSIVELY25
  • EXCITEMENTS21
  • EXCLAMATION21
  • EXCLUSIVELY26
  • EXECUTIONER20
  • EXEMPLIFIED25
  • EXEMPLIFIES24
  • EXHIBITIONS21
  • EXHILARATED20
  • EXHILARATES19
  • EXHORTATION19
  • EXISTENTIAL17
  • EXONERATING18
  • EXONERATION17
  • EXPATRIATED20
  • EXPATRIATES19
  • EXPECTATION21
  • EXPEDITIONS20
  • EXPENDABLES22
  • EXPENDITURE21
  • EXPERIENCED22
  • EXPERIENCES21
  • EXPERIMENTS21
  • EXPLANATION19
  • EXPLANATORY21
  • EXPLORATION19
  • EXPONENTIAL19
  • EXPOSITIONS19
  • EXPRESSIONS19
  • EXPRESSWAYS24
  • EXTENSIVELY23
  • EXTERMINATE19
  • EXTINCTIONS19
  • EXTRACTIONS19
  • EXTRADITING19
  • EXTRADITION18
  • EXTRAPOLATE19
  • EXTRAVAGANT22
  • EXTREMITIES19
  • EXTRICATING20
  • FLEXIBILITY24
  • HEXADECIMAL24
  • HOMOSEXUALS22
  • INEXCUSABLE22
  • INEXPENSIVE23
  • UNEXPLAINED21

The 60 most common shown, 221 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing EX (266)

  • AMBIDEXTROUS24
  • CIRCUMFLEXES28
  • COMPLEXIONED25
  • COMPLEXITIES24
  • EXACERBATING23
  • EXAGGERATING21
  • EXAGGERATION20
  • EXAMINATIONS20
  • EXASPERATING21
  • EXASPERATION20
  • EXCHANGEABLE25
  • EXCITABILITY24
  • EXCLAMATIONS22
  • EXCRESCENCES24
  • EXCRUCIATING24
  • EXECUTIONERS21
  • EXEMPLIFYING28
  • EXHAUSTIVELY27
  • EXHILARATING21
  • EXHILARATION20
  • EXHORTATIONS20
  • EXPATRIATING21
  • EXPECTATIONS22
  • EXPECTORATED23
  • EXPEDIENCIES23
  • EXPENDITURES22
  • EXPERIENCING23
  • EXPERIMENTAL22
  • EXPERIMENTED23
  • EXPLANATIONS20
  • EXPLOITATION20
  • EXPLOITATIVE24
  • EXPLORATIONS20
  • EXPRESSIVELY26
  • EXTEMPORIZED31
  • EXTEMPORIZES30
  • EXTERMINATED21
  • EXTERMINATES20
  • EXTINGUISHED23
  • EXTINGUISHER22
  • EXTINGUISHES22
  • EXTORTIONATE18
  • EXTRADITIONS19
  • EXTRAPOLATED21
  • EXTRAPOLATES20
  • EXTRAVAGANCE25
  • EXTRAVAGANZA31
  • HETEROSEXUAL21
  • INEXPERIENCE22
  • INEXPLICABLE24
  • INEXPLICABLY26
  • INEXTRICABLY24
  • LEXICOGRAPHY27
  • MULTIPLEXING24
  • OVEREXPOSING25
  • OVEREXPOSURE25
  • OVEREXTENDED24
  • PERPLEXITIES22
  • UNEXPECTEDLY26
  • UNEXPURGATED24

The 60 most common shown, 206 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,356 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.4%) are containing EX. Most of them, 350, have 9 letters. 1,427 start with EX, 74 end with it and 856 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing EX?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,356 words containing EX, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing EX?

EXTRAJUDICIALLY, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXCOMMUNICATIVE (34), CONTEXTUALIZING (33) and CYCLOHEXYLAMINE (33).

What are the most common words containing EX?

COUNTEREXAMPLE, EXCLUSIVELY, EXPERIMENTALLY, HOMOSEXUALITY, UNEXPECTEDLY and EXCEPTIONALLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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