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Words with X

X is one of the most valuable tiles in Wordtide at 7 points, so a short word with X on a bonus square can outscore a long one. Here they are by length, from 2 letters up to 12. There are 4,435 playable words with X in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AMBIDEXTERITIES. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

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Popular words with X

APPROXIMATELY27
COUNTEREXAMPLE27
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPERIMENTALLY26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
MAXIMIZE26
UNEXPECTEDLY26
APPROXIMATION25
EXCEPTIONALLY25
EXCESSIVELY25
EXPERIMENTATION25
COMPLEXITY24
EXPERIMENTING24
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXTRAORDINARILY24
FLEXIBILITY24
HEXADECIMAL24
INEXPERIENCED24

Highest-scoring words with X

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

OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
PHOTOOXIDIZING34
EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
HYDROXYZINES33
PHOTOOXIDIZED33
ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
CONTEXTUALIZING33
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE33
EXTEMPORIZATION33
EXTEMPORIZING32
EXTRAVAGANZAS32

2-letter words with X (5)

3-letter words with X (35)

AXE9
BOX11
COX11
DEX10
FAX12
FIX12
FOX12
GOX10
HEX11
KEX12
LAX9
LEX9
LOX9
LUX10
MAX11
MIX11
NIX9
OXO9
OXY11
PAX11
PIX11
POX11
PYX13
RAX9
REX9
SAX9
SIX9
SOX9
TAX9
TUX10
VEX13
VOX13
WAX12
XIS9
ZAX17

4-letter words with X (62)

APEX12
AXAL10
AXED11
AXEL10
AXES10
AXIL10
AXIS10
AXLE10
AXON10
BOXY14
CALX12
COAX12
COXA12
CRUX13
DEXY13
DOUX12
DOXY13
EAUX11
EXAM12
EXEC12
EXES10
EXIT10
EXON10
EXPO12
FALX13
FAUX14
FIXT13
FLAX13
FLEX13
FLUX14
FOXY15
HOAX12
IBEX12
ILEX10
IXIA10
JEUX19
JINX18
LUXE11
LYNX12
MAXI12
MINX12
MIXT12
MOXA12
NEXT10
NIXE10
NIXY12
ONYX12
ORYX12
OXEN10
OXES10
OXID11
OXIM12
PIXY14
PREX12
ROUX11
TAXI10
TEXT10
VEXT14
WAXY15
XYST12

The 60 most common shown, 2 rarer words not listed.

5-letter words with X (200)

AFFIX17
ANNEX11
AXING12
AXIOM13
AXLES11
BOXED14
BOXER13
BOXES13
BUXOM16
CALYX15
CODEX14
EPOXY15
EXACT13
EXALT11
EXAMS13
EXCEL13
EXERT11
EXILE11
EXIST11
EXITS11
EXPEL13
EXTOL11
EXTRA11
EXUDE13
EXULT12
FAXED15
FIXED15
FIXES14
FOXED15
FOXES14
INDEX12
INFIX14
LATEX11
LAXER11
MAXIM15
MIXED14
MIXER13
MIXES13
OXBOW16
OXIDE12
PHLOX15
PIXIE13
PROXY15
PYXES15
RELAX11
SIXES11
SIXTH13
SIXTY13
TAXED12
TAXES11
TAXIS11
TEXTS11
TOXIC13
TOXIN11
VEXED16
VEXES15
VIXEN15
WAXED15
WAXES14
XYLEM15

The 60 most common shown, 140 rarer words not listed.

6-letter words with X (317)

AXIOMS14
BOXCAR16
BOXING15
CLIMAX16
COAXED15
CONVEX18
CRUXES15
DUPLEX16
EXCEED15
EXCEPT16
EXCESS14
EXCITE14
EXCUSE15
EXEMPT16
EXHUME17
EXISTS12
EXITED13
EXOTIC14
EXPAND15
EXPECT16
EXPEND15
EXPERT14
EXPIRE14
EXPIRY16
EXPORT14
EXPOSE14
EXTANT12
EXTEND13
EXTENT12
EXTRAS12
EXUDED15
FIXING16
FLEXED16
FLEXES15
FLUXED17
FLUXES16
FOXIER15
FOXING16
GALAXY15
HOAXED15
INFLUX16
JINXED21
JINXES20
LUXURY16
MATRIX14
MAXIMA16
MAXIMS16
MIXING15
OXYGEN15
PICKAX19
PREFIX17
REFLEX15
SEXIST12
SPHINX16
SUFFIX19
SYNTAX14
VEXING17
VORTEX16
WAXIER15
WAXING16

The 60 most common shown, 257 rarer words not listed.

7-letter words with X (500)

AFFIXED20
AFFIXES19
ANXIOUS14
BEESWAX18
BOXCARS17
COMPLEX19
CONTEXT15
EQUINOX22
EXACTLY17
EXAMINE15
EXAMPLE17
EXCEEDS16
EXCEPTS17
EXCERPT17
EXCITED16
EXCITES15
EXCLAIM17
EXCLUDE17
EXCUSED17
EXCUSES16
EXECUTE16
EXHAUST16
EXHIBIT17
EXHUMED19
EXHUMES18
EXISTED14
EXITING14
EXPANDS16
EXPECTS17
EXPENSE15
EXPERTS15
EXPIRED16
EXPIRES15
EXPLAIN15
EXPLODE16
EXPLOIT15
EXPLORE15
EXPOSED16
EXPOSES15
EXPRESS15
EXTENDS14
EXTENTS13
EXTRACT15
EXTREME15
FIXABLE18
FLUXING18
INDEXED15
INDEXES14
JINXING22
MAILBOX17
MAXIMUM20
MIXTURE16
OXIDIZE22
PARADOX16
PHOENIX17
RELAXED14
RELAXES13
SIXTEEN13
SIXTIES13
TEXTUAL14

The 60 most common shown, 440 rarer words not listed.

8-letter words with X (658)

AFFIXING21
APPENDIX19
CLIMAXED19
CONTEXTS16
CRUCIFIX22
EXAMINED17
EXAMINER16
EXAMINES16
EXAMPLED19
EXAMPLES18
EXCAVATE20
EXCEEDED18
EXCEPTED19
EXCHANGE19
EXCITING17
EXCLUDED19
EXCLUDES18
EXECUTED18
EXECUTES17
EXEMPTED19
EXERCISE16
EXHAUSTS17
EXHUMING20
EXISTING15
EXPANDED18
EXPECTED19
EXPENSES16
EXPIRING17
EXPLAINS16
EXPLICIT18
EXPLODED18
EXPLODES17
EXPLOITS16
EXPLORED17
EXPLORES16
EXPOSING17
EXPOSURE17
EXTENDED16
EXTERNAL14
EXTRACTS16
EXTREMES16
FLEXIBLE19
FLEXIBLY21
INDEXING16
MAXIMISE18
MAXIMIZE26
MAXIMUMS21
ORTHODOX17
OXIDIZED24
OXIDIZES23
PICKAXED22
PICKAXES21
PREFIXED20
PREFIXES19
RELAXING15
SUFFIXED22
SUFFIXES21
TAXATION14
TAXPAYER18
TEXTBOOK19

The 60 most common shown, 598 rarer words not listed.

9-letter words with X (640)

CLIMAXING20
COMPLEXES21
EQUINOXES24
EXAMINING18
EXCAVATED22
EXCAVATES21
EXCEEDING19
EXCELLENT17
EXCEPTING20
EXCEPTION19
EXCESSIVE21
EXCHANGED21
EXCHANGES20
EXCLUDING20
EXCLUSION18
EXCLUSIVE22
EXECUTING19
EXECUTION18
EXECUTIVE22
EXEMPLARY21
EXEMPLIFY24
EXERCISED18
EXERCISES17
EXHAUSTED19
EXISTENCE17
EXPANDING19
EXPANSION17
EXPANSIVE21
EXPECTING20
EXPENSIVE21
EXPERTISE17
EXPLAINED18
EXPLETIVE21
EXPLODING19
EXPLOITED18
EXPLORING18
EXPLOSION17
EXPLOSIVE21
EXPRESSED18
EXPRESSES17
EXQUISITE24
EXTENDING17
EXTENSION15
EXTENSIVE19
EXTRACTED18
EXTREMELY19
EXTREMIST17
JUXTAPOSE26
MAXIMIZED28
MAXIMIZES27
OBNOXIOUS18
OXIDIZING25
PICKAXING23
PREFIXING21
PROXIMITY21
REFLEXIVE22
SUFFIXING23
TAXPAYERS19
TEXTBOOKS20
XYLOPHONE21

The 60 most common shown, 580 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with X (581)

APPENDIXES21
ASPHYXIATE22
CHATTERBOX22
CIRCUMFLEX26
COMPLEXION22
COMPLEXITY24
CRUCIFIXES24
EXAGGERATE18
EXCAVATING23
EXCAVATION22
EXCEPTIONS20
EXCERPTING21
EXCHANGING22
EXCITEMENT20
EXCLAIMING21
EXCLUSIVES23
EXECUTABLE21
EXECUTIVES23
EXERCISING19
EXHAUSTING20
EXHAUSTIVE23
EXHIBITING21
EXHIBITION20
EXPANDABLE21
EXPECTANCY24
EXPEDIENCY23
EXPEDITION19
EXPENDABLE21
EXPERIENCE20
EXPERIMENT20
EXPLAINING19
EXPLETIVES22
EXPLICABLE22
EXPLICITLY22
EXPLOITING19
EXPLOSIONS18
EXPLOSIVES22
EXPOUNDING21
EXPRESSING19
EXPRESSION18
EXPRESSIVE22
EXPRESSWAY23
EXTENSIONS16
EXTERNALLY18
EXTINCTION18
EXTRACTING19
EXTRACTION18
EXTRANEOUS17
EXUBERANCE21
HOMOSEXUAL21
INFLEXIBLE21
JUXTAPOSED28
JUXTAPOSES27
MAXIMISING21
MAXIMIZING29
PERPLEXITY22
REFLEXIVES23
UNEXPECTED22
XENOPHOBIA22
XYLOPHONES22

The 60 most common shown, 521 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with X (463)

APPROXIMATE23
ASPHYXIATED24
ASPHYXIATES23
COEXISTENCE21
COMPLEXIONS23
CRUCIFIXION25
EXACERBATED22
EXACERBATES21
EXAGGERATED20
EXAGGERATES19
EXAMINATION19
EXASPERATED20
EXASPERATES19
EXCAVATIONS23
EXCEEDINGLY23
EXCELLENTLY21
EXCEPTIONAL21
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCITEMENTS21
EXCLAMATION21
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXECUTIONER20
EXEMPLIFIED25
EXEMPLIFIES24
EXHIBITIONS21
EXHILARATED20
EXHILARATES19
EXHORTATION19
EXPATRIATED20
EXPATRIATES19
EXPECTATION21
EXPEDITIONS20
EXPENDABLES22
EXPENDITURE21
EXPERIENCED22
EXPERIENCES21
EXPERIMENTS21
EXPLANATION19
EXPLANATORY21
EXPLORATION19
EXPONENTIAL19
EXPOSITIONS19
EXPRESSIONS19
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXTENSIVELY23
EXTERMINATE19
EXTINCTIONS19
EXTRACTIONS19
EXTRAVAGANT22
EXTRICATING20
FLEXIBILITY24
HEXADECIMAL24
HOMOSEXUALS22
INEXCUSABLE22
INEXPENSIVE23
INTOXICATED20
JUXTAPOSING29
LUXURIATING20
PARADOXICAL22
UNEXPLAINED21

The 60 most common shown, 403 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with X (369)

AMBIDEXTROUS24
ANTICLIMAXES22
APPROXIMATED25
APPROXIMATES24
ASPHYXIATING25
ASPHYXIATION24
CHATTERBOXES24
CIRCUMFLEXES28
COMPLEXIONED25
COMPLEXITIES24
CRUCIFIXIONS26
EXACERBATING23
EXAGGERATING21
EXAGGERATION20
EXAMINATIONS20
EXASPERATING21
EXASPERATION20
EXCLAMATIONS22
EXCRUCIATING24
EXECUTIONERS21
EXEMPLIFYING28
EXHAUSTIVELY27
EXHILARATING21
EXHILARATION20
EXHORTATIONS20
EXPATRIATING21
EXPECTATIONS22
EXPEDIENCIES23
EXPENDITURES22
EXPERIENCING23
EXPERIMENTAL22
EXPERIMENTED23
EXPLANATIONS20
EXPLOITATION20
EXPLORATIONS20
EXPRESSIVELY26
EXTEMPORIZED31
EXTEMPORIZES30
EXTERMINATED21
EXTERMINATES20
EXTINGUISHED23
EXTINGUISHER22
EXTINGUISHES22
EXTORTIONATE18
EXTRADITIONS19
EXTRAPOLATED21
EXTRAPOLATES20
EXTRAVAGANCE25
EXTRAVAGANZA31
HETEROSEXUAL21
INEXPERIENCE22
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
INEXTRICABLY24
INTOXICATING21
INTOXICATION20
LEXICOGRAPHY27
MAXIMIZATION30
PERPLEXITIES22
UNEXPECTEDLY26

The 60 most common shown, 309 rarer words not listed.

More ways to use X

Other high-value 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.

Questions

How many words are there with X?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,435 words with X, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with X?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXTRAJUDICIALLY (35), PHOTOOXIDIZING (34) and EXCOMMUNICATIVE (34).

What are some common 5-letter words with X?

FIXED, FIXES, MIXED, AXIOM, BOXES and EXACT. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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