Words Containing XF

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing XF?

WAXFLOWERS is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FOXFISHES (25), WAXFLOWER (25), EXFOLIATIVE (24).

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All Words Containing XF 27 words

How often does XF appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 27 words containing XF. Most are 7 letters long, they average 20.6 points, the best is WAXFLOWERS (26 points) and 40.7% end in S.

Total words: 27
Most common length: 7 letters; 7 words
Average Scrabble score: 20.6; out of 26 max
Longest word: EXFOLIATIONS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 40.7% of words

Most common last letters

s 40.7%
d 14.8%
e 11.1%

Top vowel pairs

ia40.7%
io7.4%
oi7.4%

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

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing XF

w ₄a ₁x ₈f ₄l ₁o ₁w ₄e ₁r ₁s ₁

W 4 + A 1 + X 8 + F 4 + L 1 + O 1 + W 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 = 26 points

Double word: 52 pts
Triple word: 78 pts

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

waxflowers

Form of waxflower

nountwining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
nounepiphytic clusia of British Guiana
nounsmall waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

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