5-Letter Words Starting With X
- 15 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With X
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With X 15 words
How common is X at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 15 five-letter words that start with X. They average 14.9 points, the best is XEROX (19 points) and 26.7% end in C.
- Total words
- 15
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.9
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- C
- 26.7% of words
Most common last letters
- c 26.7%
- a 13.3%
- l 13.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia6.7%
- oa6.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with X
x 8e 1r 1o 1x 8
X 8 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + X 8 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
xerox
- nouna copy made by a xerographic copier
- nouna duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
- verbreproduce by xerography
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How many five-letter words that start with X are there?
There are 15 five-letter words that start with X in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with X?
XEROX is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are XYLYL (18), XYLEM (17), XYLIC (17).
Which rare five-letter words that start with X score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include XYLYL (18), XYLIC (17), XYLAN (15), XYSTI (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.