Words That Start with X

Very few English words begin with X, and most of them come from Greek. Learn a few roots and the list makes sense: xeno- means foreign (xenophobia), xero- means dry (xerography, xerophyte), xylo- means wood (xylophone) and xantho- means yellow (xanthine).

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Showing all 136 words. Tap a word for its definition.

17-letter words 1 word

15-letter words 2 words

14-letter words 3 words

13-letter words 5 words

12-letter words 7 words

11-letter words 13 words

10-letter words 19 words

9-letter words 18 words

8-letter words 20 words

7-letter words 16 words

6-letter words 15 words

5-letter words 13 words

4-letter words 1 word

3-letter words 1 word

2-letter words 2 words

About these words

At the start of a word, X is usually pronounced like a Z. The shortest entries are xi, a letter of the Greek alphabet, and xu, a small unit of Vietnamese money, both useful two-letter plays in board games.

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Definitions from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0), shortened.