5-Letter Words Starting With XE
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With XE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With XE 7 words
How common is XE at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words that start with XE. They average 14.1 points and the best is XEROX (19 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.1
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- C
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- c 42.9%
- a 14.3%
- n 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia14.3%
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 XE
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 XE are there?
There are 7 five-letter words that start with XE 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 XE?
XEROX is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are XEBEC (16), XERIC (14), XENIC (14).
Which rare five-letter words that start with XE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include XENIC (14), XERUS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.