5 letter words starting with X

13 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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13 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: XENIC, XERIC, XYLEM, XENIA, XENON and XYLAN. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 7 of the 13 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • XEROX19 points
  • XYLYL18 points
  • XYLEM17 points
  • XEBEC16 points
  • XYLAN15 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is E (7 words), followed by Y (6). 2 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: XYLYL and XYSTS.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words start with X?

There are 13 5 letter words that start with X in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with X?

XEROX, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with X?

XENIC, XENIA and XERIC use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.