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9-Letter Words With X

There are 641 nine-letter words containing X in our dictionary; 264 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 9-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

The 600 most common of 641 words

  • excessive21 points
  • exclusive21 points
  • expecting21 points
  • expensive21 points
  • extremely21 points
  • exception20 points
  • excluding20 points
  • expanding20 points
  • examining19 points
  • executing19 points
  • explained19 points
  • expressed19 points
  • extensive19 points
  • excellent18 points
  • existence18 points
  • expansion18 points
  • expresses18 points
  • extending18 points
  • extension16 points
  • exchanged23 points
  • proximity23 points
  • exchanges22 points
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  • textbooks22 points
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  • executive21 points
  • explosive21 points
  • taxpayers21 points
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  • maximized30 points
  • maximizes29 points
  • oxidizing27 points
  • exemplify26 points
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  • exquisite25 points
  • juxtapose25 points
  • pickaxing25 points
  • xylophone24 points
  • exemplary23 points
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  • complexes22 points
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  • jukeboxes29 points
  • orthodoxy23 points
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  • exorcists18 points
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  • exchequer30 points
  • oxidizers26 points
  • executrix25 points
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  • convexity24 points
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  • exoenzyme30 points
  • maximizer29 points
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  • oxazepams29 points
  • epoxidize28 points
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  • hypoxemic28 points
  • kickboxer28 points
  • exorcizes27 points
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  • boxboards21 points
  • cytotoxin21 points
  • exanthems21 points
  • exarchies21 points
  • expletory21 points
  • exultancy21 points
  • flexitime21 points
  • flextimes21 points
  • hellboxes21 points
  • hexamines21 points
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  • peroxidic21 points
  • toxaphene21 points
  • tubifexes21 points
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  • axoplasms20 points
  • carapaxes20 points
  • coalboxes20 points
  • duplexing20 points
  • dyslexias20 points
  • dystaxias20 points
  • ektexines20 points
  • exaltedly20 points
  • excerpter20 points
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  • excitonic20 points
  • exclaimer20 points
  • exigently20 points
  • explicits20 points
  • exscinded20 points
  • flexagons20 points
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  • maximises20 points
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  • panmixias20 points
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  • reflexing20 points
  • relaxedly20 points
  • sulfoxide20 points
  • unmixable20 points
  • videotext20 points
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  • xylidines20 points
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  • antefixae19 points
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  • duplexers19 points
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  • exceeders19 points
  • excessing19 points
  • excluders19 points
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  • exhalants19 points
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  • exhauster19 points
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  • expanders19 points
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  • extrality19 points
  • extravert19 points
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  • indexical19 points
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  • excitants18 points
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  • expellees18 points
  • expellers18 points
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  • oxacillin18 points
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  • reexplore18 points
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  • sextuples18 points
  • subtaxons18 points
  • toxaemias18 points
  • toxicants18 points
  • toxicoses18 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 641
  • By usage: 132 very common, 132 common, 377 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. exchequer 30
  2. exoenzyme 30
  3. maximized 30
  4. jukeboxes 29
  5. maximizer 29
  6. maximizes 29
  7. oxazepams 29
  8. epoxidize 28
  9. exorcized 28
  10. hypoxemic 28

Most common

  1. excessive
  2. exclusive
  3. expecting
  4. expensive
  5. extremely
  6. exception
  7. excluding
  8. expanding
  9. examining
  10. executing

Definitions

excessive (adjective)
Beyond normal limits.
exclusive (adjective)
Not divided or shared with others.
expensive (adjective)
High in price or charging high prices.
extremely (adverb)
To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect.

Words that contain the letter X come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 641 of the nine-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. EXCHEQUER is the top scorer here, worth 30 points before any board multiplier.

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 balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

Which nine-letter words containing X are the most common?

EXCESSIVE, EXCLUSIVE and EXPECTING are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the nine-letter words containing X you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.