12-Letter Words With X
There are 370 twelve-letter words containing X in our dictionary; 132 of them are common words.
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All 370 words
- experiencing24 points
- experimental23 points
- unexpectedly27 points
- experimented24 points
- expectations23 points
- exaggerating22 points
- heterosexual22 points
- explanations21 points
- exploitation21 points
- exemplifying30 points
- asphyxiating28 points
- inexplicably28 points
- asphyxiation27 points
- expressively27 points
- approximated26 points
- chatterboxes26 points
- complexioned26 points
- crucifixions26 points
- inextricably26 points
- approximates25 points
- complexities25 points
- extravagance25 points
- inexplicable25 points
- ambidextrous24 points
- exacerbating24 points
- excruciating24 points
- expediencies24 points
- extinguished24 points
- anticlimaxes23 points
- exclamations23 points
- exhilarating23 points
- extinguisher23 points
- extinguishes23 points
- inexperience23 points
- perplexities23 points
- exasperating22 points
- exhilaration22 points
- exhortations22 points
- expatriating22 points
- expenditures22 points
- exterminated22 points
- extrapolated22 points
- intoxicating22 points
- exaggeration21 points
- examinations21 points
- exasperation21 points
- executioners21 points
- explorations21 points
- exterminates21 points
- extrapolates21 points
- intoxication21 points
- extraditions20 points
- extortionate19 points
- exhaustively28 points
- expropriated24 points
- multiplexing24 points
- overextended24 points
- expropriates23 points
- expansionist21 points
- exterminator21 points
- transsexuals19 points
- extemporized33 points
- extemporizes32 points
- extravaganza32 points
- maximization32 points
- lexicography30 points
- shadowboxing29 points
- circumflexes28 points
- exchangeable27 points
- oxyacetylene27 points
- xylophonists27 points
- excitability26 points
- excrescences25 points
- overexposing25 points
- exorbitantly24 points
- expectorated24 points
- exploitative24 points
- overexposure24 points
- saxophonists24 points
- exacerbation23 points
- expectorants23 points
- expectorates23 points
- experimenter23 points
- explications23 points
- explicitness23 points
- inextricable23 points
- multiplexers23 points
- underexposed23 points
- unexpurgated23 points
- expostulated22 points
- expurgations22 points
- extraneously22 points
- extrasensory22 points
- extroversion22 points
- taxidermists22 points
- toxicologist22 points
- underexposes22 points
- excoriations21 points
- expatriation21 points
- expostulates21 points
- extramarital21 points
- nonexistence21 points
- sexagenarian20 points
- extortionist19 points
- externalized29 points
- externalizes28 points
- overexciting25 points
- contextually24 points
- exclusionary24 points
- expansionary24 points
- inexpressive24 points
- expansionism23 points
- expropriator23 points
- extraditable22 points
- experiential21 points
- extortioners19 points
- quixotically33 points
- inexpediency27 points
- complexional25 points
- inexpedience24 points
- methotrexate24 points
- nonexclusive24 points
- nonexplosive24 points
- overexercise24 points
- excellencies23 points
- exoskeletons23 points
- overexerting23 points
- preexistence23 points
- overexertion22 points
- exaggerators21 points
- excursionist21 points
- antioxidants20 points
- hyperpyrexia32 points
- methoxychlor32 points
- axiomatizing31 points
- desexualized30 points
- hypoxanthine30 points
- xanthophylls30 points
- cytotaxonomy29 points
- desexualizes29 points
- exophthalmos29 points
- exteriorized29 points
- psychosexual29 points
- exteriorizes28 points
- extravagancy28 points
- carboxylated27 points
- expressivity27 points
- homosexually27 points
- carboxylates26 points
- executorship26 points
- overexplicit26 points
- pneumothorax26 points
- submaxillary26 points
- xiphisternum26 points
- complexation25 points
- deoxyriboses25 points
- exhilarative25 points
- expectancies25 points
- fluidextract25 points
- exaggerative24 points
- exaggeratory24 points
- exhibitioner24 points
- inexpugnable24 points
- inexpungible24 points
- unexpressive24 points
- unnilhexiums24 points
- amoxicillins23 points
- detoxicating23 points
- excogitating23 points
- excruciation23 points
- exteroceptor23 points
- extralegally23 points
- extravasated23 points
- reexperience23 points
- sextuplicate23 points
- exobiologist22 points
- expediential22 points
- extortionary22 points
- extramundane22 points
- extrasystole22 points
- extravasates22 points
- inexactitude22 points
- inheritrixes22 points
- lexicologies22 points
- lexicologist22 points
- overtaxation22 points
- retroflexion22 points
- sexdecillion22 points
- exercitation21 points
- expositional21 points
- extensometer21 points
- extranuclear21 points
- extrapolator21 points
- intermixture21 points
- alexandrites20 points
- autoxidation20 points
- exiguousness20 points
- exsanguinate20 points
- extrauterine19 points
- reannexation19 points
- uxoriousness19 points
- hydroxyzines38 points
- photooxidize34 points
- hypercomplex33 points
- chickenpoxes32 points
- extemporizer32 points
- exophthalmic31 points
- lexicalizing31 points
- propoxyphene31 points
- zooxanthella31 points
- doxycyclines30 points
- flexographic30 points
- hydroxylated30 points
- hyperexcited30 points
- nonoxidizing30 points
- complexified29 points
- cyclohexanes29 points
- cytotoxicity29 points
- dicarboxylic29 points
- exophthalmus29 points
- hexahydrates29 points
- hydroxylases29 points
- hydroxylates29 points
- hydroxyureas29 points
- xerophytisms29 points
- axisymmetric28 points
- complexifies28 points
- exhaustivity28 points
- hyperextends28 points
- xylographers28 points
- xylographies28 points
- cyclodextrin27 points
- exothermally27 points
- extractively27 points
- fucoxanthins27 points
- hematoxylins27 points
- hexadecimals27 points
- inexpugnably27 points
- myxedematous27 points
- oropharynxes27 points
- photoexcited27 points
- phyllotaxies27 points
- phytoalexins27 points
- pyridoxamine27 points
- amoxycillins26 points
- carboxylases26 points
- exanthematic26 points
- exclusivisms26 points
- excrescently26 points
- extemporally26 points
- extrahepatic26 points
- extratextual26 points
- hexobarbital26 points
- morphallaxes26 points
- morphallaxis26 points
- neoorthodoxy26 points
- overexpanded26 points
- premaxillary26 points
- semiflexible26 points
- thromboxanes26 points
- unorthodoxly26 points
- deoxygenated25 points
- excogitative25 points
- heteroduplex25 points
- hexaploidies25 points
- suffixations25 points
- toxigenicity25 points
- vexillologic25 points
- xerographies25 points
- auxotrophies24 points
- deoxygenates24 points
- doxorubicins24 points
- epexegetical24 points
- excavational24 points
- exclusivists24 points
- exopeptidase24 points
- exoterically24 points
- expectedness24 points
- extemporised24 points
- extramurally24 points
- extravagated24 points
- mesothoraxes24 points
- metathoraxes24 points
- nonexecutive24 points
- overexplains24 points
- overexploits24 points
- pansexuality24 points
- sextodecimos24 points
- superhelixes24 points
- thixotropies24 points
- toxophilites24 points
- trophallaxes24 points
- trophallaxis24 points
- unoxygenated24 points
- cloxacillins23 points
- coexistences23 points
- dextrorotary23 points
- endoperoxide23 points
- exculpations23 points
- exorbitances23 points
- exorcistical23 points
- expatriatism23 points
- exsiccations23 points
- extemporises23 points
- extramusical23 points
- extravagates23 points
- googolplexes23 points
- heterodoxies23 points
- multiplexors23 points
- oxygenations23 points
- portmanteaux23 points
- postexercise23 points
- postexposure23 points
- superexpress23 points
- anorexigenic22 points
- detoxication22 points
- dominatrixes22 points
- epoxidations22 points
- exactingness22 points
- excogitation22 points
- exfoliations22 points
- exobiologies22 points
- extralogical22 points
- extraversion22 points
- heteroauxins22 points
- letterboxing22 points
- lixiviations22 points
- metagalaxies22 points
- praxeologies22 points
- reexpressing22 points
- sexagesimals22 points
- toxicologies22 points
- transfixions22 points
- unisexuality22 points
- deoxidations21 points
- exclusionist21 points
- exonucleases21 points
- exoticnesses21 points
- expatiations21 points
- expertnesses21 points
- explantation21 points
- exponentials21 points
- exportations21 points
- expressional21 points
- extendedness21 points
- externalisms21 points
- extirpations21 points
- extracranial21 points
- extralimital21 points
- extrications21 points
- inexistences21 points
- inexpertness21 points
- lexicalities21 points
- oxalacetates21 points
- oxaloacetate21 points
- subluxations21 points
- alexandrines20 points
- exenterating20 points
- exteriorised20 points
- externalised20 points
- reoxidations20 points
- tetrodotoxin20 points
- annexational19 points
- asexualities19 points
- enterotoxins19 points
- exenteration19 points
- exonerations19 points
- extenuations19 points
- exteriorises19 points
- externalises19 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 370
- By usage: 53 very common, 79 common, 238 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- hydroxyzines 38
- photooxidize 34
- extemporized 33
- hypercomplex 33
- quixotically 33
- chickenpoxes 32
- extemporizer 32
- extemporizes 32
- extravaganza 32
- hyperpyrexia 32
Most common
- experiencing
- experimental
- unexpectedly
- experimented
- expectations
- exaggerating
- heterosexual
- explanations
- exploitation
- exemplifying
Definitions
- experimental (adjective)
- Relating to or based on experiment.
- unexpectedly (adverb)
- In a way that was not expected.
- heterosexual (adjective)
- Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
- exploitation (noun)
- The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
There are 370 twelve-letter words containing X, and 132 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is HYDROXYZINES at 38 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the twelve-letter words containing X once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the twelve-letter words containing X?
HYDROXYZINES scores 38 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
238 of the 370 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.