Initially said to have been called a ‘word-cross’, crossword puzzles have been capturing imaginations for decades.
When it comes to words that start with X, people commonly run into difficulty. Don’t panic though, because help is at hand.
Our list of X words below can get you out of tricky conundrums – and with words like xanthoxylene it might even improve your vocabulary in the process!
| Word | Scrabble® Points | Words with Friends® Points |
|---|---|---|
| XXXVIII | 31 | 32 |
| XEROXED | 22 | 22 |
| XEROXES | 21 | 21 |
| XYLIDIC | 20 | 21 |
| XIPHOID | 20 | 20 |
| XENYLIC | 19 | 21 |
| XIPHIAS | 19 | 19 |
| XIPHURA | 19 | 20 |
| XANTHIC | 19 | 20 |
| XYLOSMA | 19 | 20 |
| XYLETIC | 19 | 20 |
| XIPHIUS | 19 | 20 |
| XYLOPIA | 19 | 20 |
| XYLOGEN | 18 | 20 |
| XENAKIS | 18 | 19 |
| XYLITOL | 17 | 18 |
| XYLENOL | 17 | 19 |
| XYLENES | 17 | 18 |
| XANTHUS | 17 | 18 |
| XYLOSES | 17 | 17 |
| XANTHIN | 17 | 18 |
| XANTHAN | 17 | 18 |
| XYLARIA | 17 | 17 |
| XENOPUS | 16 | 19 |
| XIMENES | 16 | 18 |
| XENICUS | 16 | 19 |
| XERONIC | 16 | 18 |
| XEROTIC | 16 | 17 |
| XEROMAS | 16 | 17 |
| XERASIA | 14 | 14 |
| Word | Scrabble® Points | Words with Friends® Points |
|---|---|---|
| XXXVII | 30 | 31 |
| XXXIII | 27 | 27 |
| XXVIII | 23 | 24 |
| XIZANG | 23 | 25 |
| XERXES | 20 | 20 |
| XERIFF | 19 | 19 |
| XCVIII | 18 | 20 |
| XYLEMS | 18 | 19 |
| XEBECS | 17 | 19 |
| XYLOID | 17 | 17 |
| XYSTUS | 16 | 16 |
| XYLITE | 16 | 16 |
| XYSTER | 16 | 15 |
| XAVIER | 16 | 17 |
| XYLATE | 16 | 16 |
| XANTHE | 16 | 16 |
| XYLOSE | 16 | 16 |
| XYLENE | 16 | 17 |
| XLVIII | 16 | 18 |
| XYLOLS | 16 | 17 |
| XENIUM | 15 | 18 |
| XEROMA | 15 | 16 |
| XENOMI | 15 | 17 |
| XANADU | 14 | 16 |
| XOANON | 13 | 15 |
| XENONS | 13 | 15 |
| Word | Scrabble® Points | Words with Friends® Points |
|---|---|---|
| XXXIV | 29 | 30 |
| XXXVI | 29 | 30 |
| XXXII | 26 | 26 |
| XXVII | 22 | 23 |
| XENIX | 19 | 20 |
| XEROX | 19 | 19 |
| XANAX | 19 | 20 |
| XXIII | 19 | 19 |
| XYLYL | 18 | 18 |
| XYLIC | 17 | 18 |
| XCVII | 17 | 19 |
| XYLEM | 17 | 18 |
| XEBEC | 16 | 18 |
| XERIF | 15 | 15 |
| XYLOL | 15 | 16 |
| XVIII | 15 | 16 |
| XHOSA | 15 | 14 |
| XYRIS | 15 | 14 |
| XLVII | 15 | 17 |
| XYLAN | 15 | 16 |
| XENYL | 15 | 16 |
| XCIII | 14 | 15 |
| XERIC | 14 | 15 |
| XINGU | 13 | 16 |
| XOANA | 12 | 13 |
| XERES | 12 | 12 |
| XLIII | 12 | 13 |
| XENIA | 12 | 13 |
| XENON | 12 | 14 |
| XERUS | 12 | 13 |
| Word | Scrabble® Points | Words with Friends® Points |
|---|---|---|
| XXXV | 28 | 29 |
| XXXI | 25 | 25 |
| XXIX | 25 | 25 |
| XXIV | 21 | 22 |
| XXVI | 21 | 22 |
| XBOX | 20 | 21 |
| XXII | 18 | 18 |
| XCVI | 16 | 18 |
| XCIV | 16 | 18 |
| XYST | 14 | 13 |
| XLVI | 14 | 16 |
| XLIV | 14 | 16 |
| XVII | 14 | 15 |
| XMAS | 13 | 14 |
| XEME | 13 | 14 |
| XCII | 13 | 14 |
| XIAN | 11 | 12 |
| XLII | 11 | 12 |
| XIII | 11 | 11 |
| XENO | 11 | 12 |
| Word | Scrabble® Points | Words with Friends® Points |
|---|---|---|
| XXX | 24 | 24 |
| XXY | 20 | 19 |
| XXV | 20 | 21 |
| XXI | 17 | 17 |
| XIX | 17 | 17 |
| XYY | 16 | 14 |
| XCV | 15 | 17 |
| XVI | 13 | 14 |
| XIV | 13 | 14 |
| XLV | 13 | 15 |
| XTC | 12 | 13 |
| XCL | 12 | 14 |
| XCI | 12 | 13 |
| XLI | 10 | 11 |
| XIS | 10 | 10 |
| XII | 10 | 10 |
| XIA | 10 | 10 |
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