5-Letter Words Starting With X
X-starters are rare birds — XENON, XEROX, XYLEM. They're Scrabble trophies worth hunting, but skip them entirely in Wordle where they never appear as answers.
5-Letter Words Starting With X
18words match
XEBEC
XENIA
XENIC
XENON
XERIC
XEROX
XERUS
XOANA
XOLOS
XRAYS
XVIII
XYLAN
XYLEM
XYLIC
XYLOL
XYLYL
XYSTI
XYSTS
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Popular Words That Start With X
Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with X. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.
Common everyday words:
XENON
XEROX
XEBEC
XYLEM
Strategic picks for word games:
XENIC
XYLOL
XYLAN
Wordle and Scrabble Strategy
•X is worth 8 points in Scrabble — extremely valuable
•No Wordle answers start with X — avoid using X starters
•XE- and XY- are the only productive X patterns
X at a Glance
Frequency18 5-letter words start with X
Wordle0 Wordle answers start with X (0%)
PatternsPatterns limited to XE-, XY-