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6-Letter Words Starting With X

There are 15 six-letter words starting with X in our dictionary; 1 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 6-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

All 15 words

  • xylene16 points
  • xyloid17 points
  • xylols16 points
  • xyster16 points
  • xylyls19 points
  • xylems18 points
  • xebecs17 points
  • xylans16 points
  • xylose16 points
  • xystoi16 points
  • xystos16 points
  • xystus16 points
  • xenial13 points
  • xenias13 points
  • xenons13 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 15
  • By usage: 0 very common, 1 common, 14 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. xylyls 19
  2. xylems 18
  3. xebecs 17
  4. xyloid 17
  5. xylans 16
  6. xylene 16
  7. xylols 16
  8. xylose 16
  9. xyster 16
  10. xystoi 16

Most common

  1. xylene
  2. xyloid
  3. xylols
  4. xyster
  5. xylyls
  6. xylems
  7. xebecs
  8. xylans
  9. xylose
  10. xystoi

Definitions

xylene (noun)
A colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent.
xylose (noun)
A sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics.

Every word in this list has six letters and start with X. We count 15 of them, with 1 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so XYLYLS at 19 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as XYLENE, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.

How to use this page

Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.

Tips

If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.

Questions

How many six-letter words starting with X are there?

Our dictionary has 15 six-letter words starting with X, of which 1 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the six-letter words starting with X?

XYLYLS scores 19 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.