15 words

5 Letter Words Starting With X

There are 15 5-letter words that start with X. The highest-scoring word is XEROX, worth 19 points, valid across all three major dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF). 2 of these words (XOANA, XYLIC) are valid only under SOWPODS/CSW and aren't accepted in TWL and WWF play.

Best play

The highest-scoring 5-letter word for this list.

X8E1R1O1X8

19 pts

Full word list

XEBEC16

XENIA12

XENIC14

XENON12

XERIC14

XEROX19

XERUS12

XOANA12

CSW

XYLAN15

XYLEM17

XYLIC17

CSW

XYLOL15

XYLYL18

XYSTI15

XYSTS15

The number on each tile is its Scrabble point value. Words without a tag are valid in TWL, SOWPODS (Collins/CSW) and ENABLE (Words with Friends); tagged words (e.g. "CSW", "TWL+WWF") are only valid under the dictionaries shown.

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