Words Containing X — Scrabble & Word Games

X appears in only about 4% of English words — the second-rarest letter after Q. X is worth 8 points in Scrabble with only 1 tile in the bag. X is the classic “premium-square power play” letter.

X-containing strategic plays revolve around short X-words placed on premium squares: AX, EX, OX, AXE, LAX, LUX, MIX, POX, FOX, TAX, VEX, WAX, HEX, JINX.

Landing X on a triple-letter square while forming a word in one direction (XI = 9 points, 3× letter = 27 points from X alone) and a second word perpendicular (using existing letters) is the classic X play that scores 40+ points in a single move.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing X (500 of 7,194)

METHOXYBENZENES41
OXYPHENBUTAZONE41
METHOXYBENZENE40
FUZZBOXES39
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY39
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
HYDROXYZINES38
XYLOPYROGRAPHY38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHY38
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE37
FUZZBOX37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYDROXYZINE37
PHOTOOXIDIZING37
HYPOPHARYNXES36
PHOTOOXIDIZED36
TACHYPHYLAXES36
TACHYPHYLAXIS36
ZANTHOXYLUMS36
DEOXYGENIZING35
EXOERYTHROCYTIC35
EXPERIMENTALIZE35
EXTEMPORIZATION35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
HEXACHLOROPHANE35
HEXACHLOROPHENE35
HEXAMETRIZING35
HYPOMIXOLYDIAN35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
PHOTOOXIDIZES35
POLYCARBOXYLIC35
PSYCHOSEXUALITY35
ZANTHOXYLUM35
CONTEXTUALIZING34
COXCOMBICALITY34
CYCLOHEXIMIDES34
DECONTEXTUALIZE34
DEOXYGENIZED34
EXCHEQUERING34
EXEMPLIFICATIVE34
EXTEMPORIZING34
EXTENSIVIZATION34
HEXAMETRIZED34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYDROXYPROLINES34
HYPEREXCITEMENT34
HYPOPHARYNX34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
MYCOTOXICOLOGY34
OXYRHYNCHUSES34
PEROXYSULPHURIC34
PHOTOOXIDIZE34
POLYCARBOXYLATE34
PSYCHOSEXUALLY34
XENOMORPHICALLY34
XEROPHYTICALLY34
ALEXIPHARMAKONS33
AXIOMATIZATIONS33
COMPLEXIFYING33
CONTEXTUALIZED33
COXCOMBICALLY33
CYCLOHEXIMIDE33
DEOXYGENIZES33
EXCHANGEABILITY33
EXCHEQUERED33
EXCOMMUNICATIVE33
EXCOMMUNICATORY33
EXCURSIONIZING33
EXTEMPORIZED33
EXTEMPORIZERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
HEXACHLORETHANE33
HEXAMETRIZES33
HYDROXYAPATITE33
HYDROXYLAMINES33
HYDROXYPROLINE33
HYPERCOMPLEX33
HYPEREXCITABLE33
HYPERPYREXIAL33
HYPERPYREXIAS33
LEXICALIZATIONS33
MAXIMIZATIONS33
METHOXYCHLORS33
METHOXYFLURANES33
METHYLXANTHINES33
OXYHAEMOGLOBINS33
PHYCOXANTHINS33
PHYTOTOXICITY33
POLYHYDROXY33
QUADRUPLEXING33
QUIXOTICALLY33
RECONTEXTUALIZE33
TAXIDERMIZING33
XENOPHOBICALLY33
XEROGRAPHICALLY33
XIPHOPHYLLOUS33
ALEXIPHARMAKON32
ARCHAEOPTERYXES32
AXIOMATIZATION32
CEPHALOTHORAXES32
CHEMOTAXONOMIC32
CHEMOTAXONOMY32
CHICKENPOXES32
CONTEXTUALIZES32
DEOXIDIZATIONS32
DEOXYGENIZE32
DESEXUALIZATION32
DEXAMPHETAMINES32
EXCURSIONIZED32
EXTEMPORIZER32
EXTEMPORIZES32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
HEXAMETRIZE32
HIERACOSPHINXES32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPEREXCRETIONS32
HYPERPYREXIA32
HYPERSEXUALITY32
IMMUNOCOMPLEXES32
LEXICALIZATION32
LEXICOGRAPHICAL32
MAXIMIZATION32
METHOXYCHLOR32
METHOXYFLURANE32
METHYLXANTHINE32
MONOCARBOXYLIC32
OXYGENIZING32
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN32
OXYHEMOGLOBINS32
OXYRHYNCHUS32
OXYTETRACYCLINE32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PEROXIDIZING32
PHYCOXANTHIN32
PHYTOTOXICITIES32
PROPOXYPHENES32
QUADRUPLEXED32
TAXIDERMIZED32
XANTHOPHYLLOUS32
XEROPHTHALMIC32
XERORADIOGRAPHY32
ZANTHOXYLS32
ZOOXANTHELLAE32
AXIOMATIZING31
CHALCEDONYXES31
CHEMOTAXONOMIES31
CHEMOTAXONOMIST31
COEXECUTRIXES31
COMPLEXOMETRIC31
CONTEXTUALIZE31
CYCLOHEXANONES31
DECARBOXYLATING31
DEOXIDIZATION31
DESEXUALIZING31
DEXAMPHETAMINE31
EPOXIDIZING31
EXCHEQUERS31
EXCOMMUNICABLE31
EXCOMMUNICATING31
EXCURSIONIZES31
EXEMPLIFICATION31
EXOENZYMES31
EXOPHTHALMIC31
EXOPHTHALMOSES31
EXOPHTHALMUSES31
EXOTHERMICALLY31
EXQUISITENESSES31
EXTEMPORIZE31
EXTERIORIZATION31
EXTERNALIZATION31
HEPATOTOXICITY31
HEXAMETHONIUMS31
HYDROEXTRACTORS31
HYDROPEROXIDES31
HYDROXYLATING31
HYDROXYLATIONS31
HYPERCATALEXES31
HYPERCATALEXIS31
HYPEREXCRETION31
HYPEREXTENDING31
HYPERPROSEXIAS31
HYPOXANTHINES31
INEXPLICABILITY31
JUXTAPOSITIONAL31
KICKBOXINGS31
LEXICALIZING31
MAXIMIZING31
MORPHOSYNTAXES31
MYXOMYCETOUS31
NEPHROTOXICITY31
OXYGENIZED31
OXYGENIZERS31
OXYHEMOGLOBIN31
OXYMORONICALLY31
PEROXIDIZED31
PROPOXYPHENE31
QUADRUPLEXES31
TAXIDERMIZES31
UNEXCEPTIONABLY31
XANTHOCHROISMS31
XANTHOCHROMIAS31
XEROPHTHALMIAS31
XIPHIHUMERALIS31
XYLOGRAPHICAL31
ZANTHOXYL31
ZOOXANTHELLA31
ARCHAEOPTERYX30
AXIOMATIZED30
AXISYMMETRICAL30
CANTHAXANTHINES30
CEPHALOTHORAX30
CHECKBOXES30
CHICKENPOX30
CHLORHEXIDINES30
CIPROFLOXACINS30
CIRCUMFLEXIONS30
COCARBOXYLASES30
CYCLOHEXANONE30
DECARBOXYLATED30
DECARBOXYLATION30
DEOXIDIZING30
DESEXUALIZED30
DOXYCYCLINES30
EPOXIDIZED30
EXACERBESCENCES30
EXCHANGEABLY30
EXCHEQUER30
EXCOMMUNICATED30
EXCOMMUNICATION30
EXCOMMUNICATORS30
EXCURSIONIZE30
EXEMPLIFYING30
EXHIBITIVELY30
EXOENZYME30
EXOPHTHALMIAS30
EXOTHERMICITY30
EXOTICIZING30
EXPERTIZING30
EXPLICATIVELY30
EXQUISITELY30
EXTERIORIZING30
EXTERNALIZING30
EXTRAEMBRYONIC30
EXTRAJUDICIAL30
EXTRAVERSIVELY30
EXTROVERSIVELY30
FLEXOGRAPHIC30
FLEXOGRAPHY30
HETEROFLEXIBLES30
HEXADACTYLIC30
HEXAHYDRATED30
HEXAMETHONIUM30
HEXYLRESORCINOL30
HIERACOSPHINX30
HYDROEXTRACTOR30
HYDROPEROXIDE30
HYDROTHORAXES30
HYDROXYLATED30
HYDROXYLATION30
HYPEREXCITED30
HYPEREXTENDED30
HYPEREXTENSIONS30
HYPERPROSEXIA30
HYPOXANTHINE30
IMMUNOCOMPLEX30
INEXPUGNABILITY30
ISOALLOXAZINES30
JUXTAPOSITIONS30
KICKBOXING30
LEXICALIZED30
LEXICOGRAPHIC30
LEXICOGRAPHISTS30
LEXICOGRAPHY30
LEXICOLOGICALLY30
MAXIMAPHILY30
MAXIMIZED30
MAXIMIZERS30
MONOHYDROXY30
MYCOTOXOLOGY30
MYXOMYCETES30
NONOXIDIZING30
OXYCEPHALIC30
OXYCEPHALY30
OXYGENIZER30
OXYGENIZES30
OXYHYDROGENS30
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
PEROXIDIZES30
PHOTOOXIDATIVE30
PHOTOTOXICITY30
POMPHOLYXES30
PSYCHOTOXIC30
SCEUOPHYLAXES30
SEXUALIZATIONS30
TAXIDERMIZE30
THOROUGHWAXES30
TOXICOLOGICALLY30
XANTHOCHROISM30
XANTHOCHROMIA30
XANTHOPHYLLS30
XANTHOXYLS30
XEROPHTHALMIA30
ALEXIPHARMICS29
AMBIDEXTROUSLY29
APPROXIMATELY29
APPROXIMATIVE29
APPROXIMEETINGS29
ASPHYXYING29
AXIOMATIZES29
CANTHAXANTHINE29
CANTHAXANTHINS29
CHALCEDONYX29
CHLORHEXIDINE29
CIPROFLOXACIN29
CIRCUMFLEXION29
COADJUTRIXES29
COCARBOXYLASE29
COEXECUTRIX29
COMPLEXEDNESSES29
COMPLEXIFIED29
COMPLEXIFY29
CYCLOHEXANES29
CYTOTAXONOMIC29
CYTOTAXONOMISTS29
CYTOTAXONOMY29
CYTOTOXICITY29
DECARBOXYLASES29
DECARBOXYLATES29
DEOXIDIZED29
DEOXIDIZERS29
DESEXUALIZES29
DICARBOXYLIC29
DOXYCYCLINE29
EPEXEGETICALLY29
EPIZEUXISES29
EPOXIDIZES29
ETHOXYETHANES29
EXACERBESCENCE29
EXAHERTZES29
EXCEPTIONABLY29
EXCOMMUNICATES29
EXCOMMUNICATOR29
EXCRUCIATINGLY29
EXEMPLIFIABLE29
EXHAUSTIBILITY29
EXHIBITIONISTIC29
EXOPHTHALMIA29
EXOPHTHALMOS29
EXOPHTHALMUS29
EXORCIZING29
EXOTHERMICITIES29
EXOTICIZED29
EXPERIMENTATIVE29
EXPERTIZED29
EXPLOITATIVELY29
EXQUISITENESS29
EXTERIORIZED29
EXTERNALIZED29
EXTRAPYRAMIDAL29
EXTRAVEHICULAR29
FLEXOGRAPHIES29
HAEMATOXYLIC29
HETEROFLEXIBLE29
HEXACHLORIDES29
HEXADACTYLOUS29
HEXAGRAMMOIDS29
HEXAHYDRATES29
HYDROXYLASES29
HYDROXYLATES29
HYDROXYLIC29
HYDROXYUREAS29
HYPEREXTENSION29
HYPOXAEMIC29
IMPROVISATRIXES29
INEXPRESSIVELY29
INEXTRICABILITY29
INFRAMAXILLARY29
INTERPAROXYSMAL29
ISOALLOXAZINE29
JUKEBOXES29
JUXTAPOSITION29
KICKBOXED29
KICKBOXERS29
LEXICALIZES29
LEXICOGRAPHERS29
LEXICOGRAPHIES29
LEXICOGRAPHIST29
LOXODROMICALLY29
MAXIMAPHILIES29
MAXIMIZER29
MAXIMIZES29
MONKEYPOXES29
MORPHOSYNTAX29
MYCOTOXICOSES29
MYCOTOXICOSIS29
MYCOTOXOLOGIES29
MYXOMYCETE29
ORTHOPYROXENES29
OVEREXCITEMENTS29
OVEREXPECTATION29
OVEREXTRAVAGANT29
OXAZEPAMS29
OXIDIZABLE29
OXIDIZATIONS29
OXYCEPHALIES29
OXYCEPHALOUS29
OXYGENIZE29
OXYHYDROGEN29
PARADOXICALITY29
PAROXYSMALLY29
PEROXIDIZE29
PHOTOEXCITATION29
PHOTOTOXICITIES29
PSYCHOSEXUAL29
QUADPLEXES29
QUADRATRIXES29
QUADRUPLEX29
QUINCUNXIAL29
REOXIDIZING29
SESQUIOXIDES29
SEXUALIZATION29
SHADOWBOXING29
THYROTOXICOSES29
THYROTOXICOSIS29
TOXICOPHOBIAS29
TRICARBOXYLIC29
UNEXCEPTIONALLY29
XANTHOCHROIC29
XANTHOCHROIDS29
XANTHOPHYLL29
XANTHOPHYLS29
XANTHOXYL29
XEROPHYTISMS29
XYLOBALSAMUMS29
XYLOGRAPHIC29
XYLOGRAPHING29
XYLOGRAPHY29
ALEXIPHARMIC28
AMBIDEXTERITY28
ANAPHYLAXY28
ANTIVAXXERS28
APPROXIMEETING28
ASPHYXIATING28
ASPHYXIATIONS28
AXIOMATIZE28
AXISYMMETRIC28
AXISYMMETRY28
BICONVEXITY28
CANTHAXANTHIN28
CARBOXYLATING28
CARBOXYLATIONS28
CHECKBOX28
CIRCUMFLEXES28
CLINOPYROXENES28
COEXTENSIVELY28
COMPLEXIFIES28
COUNTEREXAMPLES28
COXCOMBICAL28
CYCLODEXTRINS28
CYCLOHEXANE28
CYTOTAXONOMIES28
CYTOTAXONOMIST28
CYTOTOXICITIES28
DECARBOXYLASE28
DECARBOXYLATE28
DEOXIDIZER28
DEOXIDIZES28
DESEXUALIZE28
DETOXIFICATIONS28
ECOTOXICOLOGY28
EPOXIDIZE28
ETHOXYETHANE28
EXCEPTIONALISMS28
EXCEPTIONALITY28
EXCLUDABILITY28
EXCOMMUNICATE28
EXHAUSTIVELY28
EXHAUSTIVITY28
EXHIBITIONISMS28
EXHILARATINGLY28
EXORCIZED28
EXORCIZERS28
EXOTICIZES28
EXPANDABILITY28
EXPECTORATIVES28
EXPENDABILITY28
EXPERIMENTALISM28
EXPERIMENTALLY28
EXPERTIZES28
EXPLANATIVELY28
EXPLORATIVELY28
EXPOSTULATINGLY28
EXTEMPORANEITY28
EXTERIORIZES28
EXTERNALIZES28
EXTINGUISHMENTS28

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many dictionary words include X?

We count 7,194 words containing X somewhere — roughly 2.0% of the dictionary. That matches X’s overall text-frequency of 0.15% (ranked 26th).

Best Scrabble play that uses X?

Our winner is METHOXYBENZENES at 41 points before any bonuses. Placing it on a premium square compounds the score. Each X tile is worth 8 points.

How should I practice with this list?

Scan the top of the list for high-scoring short words you can place on premium squares (triple-letter or double-letter). For bingo play, look at longer words that match your rack’s letter composition. Because X is a high-value tile, a short X-containing word on a premium square routinely scores 20-40 points.