Words Starting With X

All 8 English words beginning with X, from 2 to 5 letters, grouped by length with the longest and most useful highlighted.

Words in this list: 8
Word lengths: 2–5 letters
Most common length: 3 letters (4)
Shortest: xi, xii, xiv
Longest: xerox

3-letter words are the largest group here — 4 words, 50% of the list.

The longest entry is “xerox” (5 letters); the shortest are “xi”, “xii”, “xiv”.

The most frequently used are “xxx”, “xi”, “xerox”, “xmas”, “xii”.

X is a rare opening letter in English — only 8 common words begin with it, which is why X is worth a high score in most letter games.

This list is built from this site’s own word list of about 16,750 words drawn from common written English. It includes some names and abbreviations that most word games reject, and it leaves out rare and technical words, so check anything you plan to play against the rules of your game. More about the word list.

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2-letter words (1)

3-letter words (4)

4-letter words (2)

xiii
xmas

5-letter words (1)

xerox

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