Browse 6-Letter Words by Starting Letter

All 15 6-Letter Words Starting With X (A–Z)

The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

About 6-Letter Words Starting With X

15
Total words
8
No repeated letters
8 pts
Scrabble value of X

There are 15 six-letter words that start with X. The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

The letters that most often follow X are Y (11) and E (4). The biggest groups are words beginning with XY- and XE-, so if you know the second letter you can jump straight to that group in the list above.

Highest-Scoring Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends

Using standard Scrabble tile values (before bonus squares), the highest-scoring well-known words here are XYLENE (16 points), XYLOSE (16 points). X itself is worth 8 points. To search by the exact tiles on your rack, use the word finder or the anagram solver.

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There are 15 six-letter words that start with X in our list (based on the ENABLE word list). The most common are XYLENE, XYLOSE, XEBECS, XENIAL, XENIAS, XENONS, XYLANS, XYLEMS.
With standard Scrabble tile values: XYLENE (16), XYLOSE (16). Bonus squares on the board can increase these scores.
8 of the 15 words use 6 different letters.