Words That Start With XA

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with XA?

XANTHOPHYLLOUS is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are XANTHOCHROISMS (31), XANTHOCHROMIAS (31), XANTHOCHROISM (30).

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How common is XA at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 50 words that start with XA. Most are 8 letters long, they average 23.4 points, the best is XANTHOPHYLLOUS (32 points) and 52% end in S.

Total words: 50
Most common length: 8 letters; 11 words
Average Scrabble score: 23.4; out of 32 max
Longest word: XANTHOCHROISMS; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 52% of words

Most common last letters

s 52%
a 10%
e 10%

Top vowel pairs

oi14%
ia12%
ou10%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Highest-scoring word that starts with XA

x ₈a ₁n ₁t ₁h ₄o ₁p ₃h ₄y ₄l ₁l ₁o ₁u ₁s ₁

X 8 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + L 1 + L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 32 points

Double word: 64 pts
Triple word: 96 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

xanthophyllous

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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