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Words containing XE

Words that have the letters XE 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 677 playable words containing XE in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ARCHAEOPTERYXES. The highest-scoring is HYPOPHARYNXES, worth 31 points.

  • EXECUTIVE22
  • EXECUTABLE21
  • PREFIXED20
  • EXECUTING19
  • EXERCISING19
  • PREFIXES19
  • EXECUTED18
  • EXECUTION18
  • EXERCISED18
  • EXECUTES17
  • EXERCISES17
  • EXECUTE16
  • EXEMPT16
  • EXERCISE16
  • FIXED15
  • INDEXED15
  • FIXES14
  • INDEXES14

Highest-scoring words containing XE

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

  • HYPOPHARYNXES31
  • EXEMPLIFICATION30
  • XENOPHOBICALLY30
  • XEROGRAPHICALLY30
  • JUKEBOXES29
  • CHICKENPOXES29
  • XEROPHTHALMIC29
  • ARCHAEOPTERYXES29
  • CEPHALOTHORAXES29
  • XERORADIOGRAPHY29
  • EXEMPLIFYING28
  • CIRCUMFLEXES28

3-letter words containing XE (1)

  • AXE9

4-letter words containing XE (9)

  • AXED11
  • AXEL10
  • AXES10
  • EXEC12
  • EXES10
  • LUXE11
  • NIXE10
  • OXEN10
  • OXES10

5-letter words containing XE (64)

  • AXELS11
  • BOXED14
  • BOXER13
  • BOXES13
  • COXED14
  • COXES13
  • DEXES12
  • EXECS13
  • EXERT11
  • FAXED15
  • FAXES14
  • FIXED15
  • FIXER14
  • FIXES14
  • FOXED15
  • FOXES14
  • GOXES12
  • HEXED14
  • HEXER13
  • HEXES13
  • KEXES14
  • LAXER11
  • LEXES11
  • LOXED12
  • LOXES11
  • LUXES12
  • MAXES13
  • MIXED14
  • MIXER13
  • MIXES13
  • NIXED12
  • NIXES11
  • OXEYE13
  • PAXES13
  • PIXEL13
  • PIXES13
  • POXED14
  • POXES13
  • PYXES15
  • RAXED12
  • SAXES11
  • SIXES11
  • TAXED12
  • TAXES11
  • TUXES12
  • VEXED16
  • VEXER15
  • VEXES15
  • VIXEN15
  • WAXED15
  • WAXEN14
  • WAXER14
  • WAXES14
  • XEBEC15
  • XENIC13
  • XENON11
  • XERIC13
  • XEROX17
  • XERUS12
  • ZAXES19

The 60 most common shown, 4 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing XE (54)

  • ANNEXE12
  • APEXES14
  • AXEMAN14
  • AXEMEN14
  • AXENIC14
  • BOXERS14
  • CALXES14
  • COAXED15
  • COAXER14
  • COAXES14
  • CRUXES15
  • DELUXE14
  • EXEDRA13
  • EXEMPT16
  • EXEQUY23
  • EXERTS12
  • EXEUNT13
  • FIXERS15
  • FLAXEN15
  • FLAXES15
  • FLEXED16
  • FLEXES15
  • FLUXED17
  • FLUXES16
  • HEXERS14
  • HOAXED15
  • HOAXER14
  • HOAXES14
  • IBEXES14
  • ILEXES12
  • JINXED21
  • JINXES20
  • LAXEST12
  • LEXEME14
  • LYNXES14
  • MAXIXE20
  • MINXES14
  • MIXERS14
  • ONYXES14
  • ORYXES14
  • OXEYES14
  • PIXELS14
  • PRAXES14
  • PREXES14
  • TAXEME14
  • TAXERS12
  • TUXEDO14
  • VEXERS16
  • VIXENS16
  • WAXERS15
  • XEBECS16
  • XENIAL12
  • XENIAS12
  • XENONS12

7-letter words containing XE (95)

  • ADMIXED17
  • ADMIXES16
  • AFFIXED20
  • AFFIXER19
  • AFFIXES19
  • ANNEXED14
  • ANNEXES13
  • AUXETIC16
  • BEMIXED18
  • BEMIXES17
  • BETAXED16
  • CALYXES17
  • DETOXED15
  • DETOXES14
  • DEWAXED18
  • DEWAXES17
  • EXECUTE16
  • EXEMPLA17
  • EXEMPTS17
  • EXERTED14
  • FIXEDLY19
  • HAPAXES17
  • HOAXERS15
  • HYRAXES17
  • IMMIXED18
  • IMMIXES17
  • INDEXED15
  • INDEXES14
  • INFIXED17
  • INFIXES16
  • LEXEMIC17
  • MAXIXES21
  • MUREXES16
  • PHLOXES17
  • PICKAXE20
  • REFIXED17
  • REFIXES16
  • RELAXED14
  • RELAXES13
  • REMIXED16
  • REWAXED17
  • REWAXES16
  • TAXEMIC17
  • TELEXED14
  • TELEXES13
  • TOXEMIA15
  • TOXEMIC17
  • TUXEDOS15
  • UNBOXED17
  • UNBOXES16
  • UNFIXED18
  • UNFIXES17
  • UNMIXED17
  • UNVEXED19
  • UNWAXED18
  • VEXEDLY20
  • VIXENLY19
  • XERARCH17
  • XEROXED20
  • XEROXES19

The 60 most common shown, 35 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing XE (123)

  • AFFIXERS20
  • AFFLUXES21
  • BANJAXED25
  • BANJAXES24
  • BOMBYXES22
  • CERVIXES20
  • CLIMAXED19
  • CLIMAXES18
  • COCCYXES22
  • COMMIXED21
  • COMMIXES20
  • CONVEXES20
  • COWPOXES21
  • DEFLEXED19
  • DUPLEXED19
  • DUPLEXES18
  • EFFLUXES21
  • EXECRATE16
  • EXECUTED18
  • EXECUTES17
  • EXECUTOR17
  • EXEGESES15
  • EXEGESIS15
  • EXEMPLAR18
  • EXEMPLUM21
  • EXEMPTED19
  • EXEQUIAL23
  • EXEQUIES23
  • EXERCISE16
  • EXERTING15
  • EXERTION14
  • ICEBOXES18
  • INFLUXES18
  • LUMMOXES19
  • MYXEDEMA21
  • OUTFOXED19
  • OUTFOXES18
  • PAXWAXES25
  • PEGBOXES19
  • PICKAXED22
  • PICKAXES21
  • PREFIXED20
  • PREFIXES19
  • PREMIXED19
  • PROXEMIC20
  • REFLEXES17
  • REFLUXED19
  • SKYBOXES21
  • SPHINXES18
  • SUBFIXES20
  • SUFFIXED22
  • SUFFIXES21
  • SURTAXED16
  • SURTAXES15
  • THORAXES16
  • VERTEXES18
  • VIXENISH20
  • VOLVOXES22
  • VORTEXES18
  • XEROXING21

The 60 most common shown, 63 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing XE (125)

  • BOOMBOXES21
  • CASHBOXES21
  • COMPLEXED22
  • COMPLEXER21
  • COMPLEXES21
  • CONFLUXES21
  • EQUINOXES24
  • EXECRABLE19
  • EXECRABLY21
  • EXECRATED18
  • EXECRATES17
  • EXECUTING19
  • EXECUTION18
  • EXECUTIVE22
  • EXECUTORS18
  • EXECUTRIX24
  • EXEMPLARS19
  • EXEMPLARY21
  • EXEMPLIFY24
  • EXEMPTING20
  • EXEMPTION19
  • EXERCISED18
  • EXERCISES17
  • EXERTIONS15
  • FEEDBOXES21
  • FLUMMOXED24
  • FLUMMOXES23
  • FOWLPOXES23
  • GEARBOXES18
  • HYPOTAXES21
  • HYPOXEMIA23
  • HYPOXEMIC25
  • JUKEBOXES29
  • KICKBOXER25
  • LOCKBOXES22
  • MAILBOXES19
  • MYXEDEMAS22
  • NONEXEMPT19
  • OUTJINXED25
  • OUTJINXES24
  • OVERMIXED22
  • OVERMIXES21
  • OVERSEXED20
  • OVERTAXED20
  • OVERTAXES19
  • PACKWAXES25
  • PARADOXES18
  • PEMPHIXES23
  • PERPLEXED20
  • PERPLEXES19
  • PHALANXES19
  • PHOENIXES19
  • PILLBOXES19
  • REAFFIXED22
  • SANDBOXES18
  • SOAPBOXES19
  • TOOLBOXES17
  • WOADWAXES22
  • WOODWAXES22
  • WORKBOXES23

The 60 most common shown, 65 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing XE (89)

  • AMPHIMIXES24
  • APPENDIXES21
  • AVIATRIXES20
  • AXENICALLY20
  • BREADBOXES21
  • CHEMOTAXES22
  • CICATRIXES20
  • COEXECUTOR21
  • COMPLEXEST22
  • CRUCIFIXES24
  • ECONOBOXES20
  • EPEXEGETIC21
  • EPICALYXES22
  • EXECRATING19
  • EXECRATIVE22
  • EXECUTABLE21
  • EXECUTIONS19
  • EXECUTIVES23
  • EXEMPTIONS20
  • EXERCISING19
  • FOURPLEXES22
  • HOMEOBOXES22
  • HORSEPOXES20
  • HYPOXEMIAS24
  • KICKBOXERS26
  • MATCHBOXES24
  • MICROLUXES21
  • OVEREXERTS20
  • PARALLAXES18
  • PHOTOTAXES20
  • PHYLLOXERA22
  • PRAXEOLOGY21
  • PYROXENITE20
  • PYROXENOID21
  • QUADPLEXES28
  • QUINCUNXES28
  • SAUCEBOXES21
  • SMALLPOXES20
  • SNUFFBOXES25
  • SOUNDBOXES20
  • SPINIFEXES21
  • SUBINDEXES20
  • SUPERFIXES22
  • SWEATBOXES21
  • SWINEPOXES21
  • TOADFLAXES20
  • TRANSFIXED20
  • TRANSFIXES19
  • VIDEOTEXES21
  • XENOBIOTIC20
  • XENOGRAFTS20
  • XENOLITHIC20
  • XENOPHILES20
  • XENOPHOBES22
  • XENOPHOBIA22
  • XENOPHOBIC24
  • XENOTROPIC20
  • XEROGRAPHY23
  • XEROPHYTES22
  • XEROPHYTIC24

The 60 most common shown, 29 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing XE (52)

  • ANAPHYLAXES23
  • COEXECUTORS22
  • DIRECTRIXES20
  • DISCLIMAXES22
  • EXECRATIONS19
  • EXECUTABLES22
  • EXECUTIONER20
  • EXECUTORIAL20
  • EXECUTRICES22
  • EXECUTRIXES26
  • EXEMPLARILY23
  • EXEMPLARITY23
  • EXEMPLIFIED25
  • EXEMPLIFIES24
  • EXENTERATED18
  • EXENTERATES17
  • EXERCISABLE21
  • FIXEDNESSES21
  • LETTERBOXED20
  • MEDIATRIXES20
  • MULTIPLEXED23
  • MULTIPLEXER22
  • MULTIPLEXES22
  • NEOCORTEXES19
  • OVEREXERTED22
  • PEPPERBOXES25
  • PERPLEXEDLY24
  • PHYLLOTAXES23
  • PHYLLOXERAE23
  • PHYLLOXERAS23
  • PROPHYLAXES25
  • PROTHORAXES21
  • PYROXENITES21
  • PYROXENITIC23
  • PYROXENOIDS22
  • RELAXEDNESS18
  • SHADOWBOXED26
  • SHADOWBOXES25
  • STRONGBOXES20
  • SUBCLIMAXES24
  • SUPERDELUXE22
  • THERMOTAXES21
  • THIGMOTAXES22
  • TINDERBOXES20
  • UNEXERCISED21
  • XENOBIOTICS21
  • XENOPHOBIAS23
  • XEROGRAPHIC24
  • XEROPHILIES21
  • XEROPHILOUS22
  • XEROPHYTISM25
  • XEROTHERMIC23

12-letter words containing XE (29)

  • ANTICLIMAXES22
  • CHATTERBOXES24
  • CHICKENPOXES29
  • CIRCUMFLEXES28
  • EPEXEGETICAL23
  • EXECUTIONERS21
  • EXECUTORSHIP25
  • EXEMPLIFYING28
  • EXENTERATING19
  • EXENTERATION18
  • EXERCITATION20
  • GOOGOLPLEXES22
  • INHERITRIXES20
  • MESOTHORAXES22
  • METATHORAXES22
  • MORPHALLAXES24
  • MULTIPLEXERS23
  • MYXEDEMATOUS26
  • NONEXECUTIVE25
  • OROPHARYNXES24
  • OVEREXERCISE24
  • OVEREXERTING23
  • OVEREXERTION22
  • POSTEXERCISE22
  • PRAXEOLOGIES21
  • SUPERHELIXES23
  • TROPHALLAXES22
  • XEROGRAPHIES23
  • XEROPHYTISMS26

How common are they?

677 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.40%) are containing XE. Most of them, 125, have 9 letters. 63 start with XE, 10 end with it and 604 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing XE?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 677 words containing XE, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing XE?

HYPOPHARYNXES, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXEMPLIFICATION (30), XENOPHOBICALLY (30) and XEROGRAPHICALLY (30).

What are the most common words containing XE?

EXECUTIVE, EXECUTABLE, PREFIXED, EXECUTING, EXERCISING and PREFIXES. 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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