Words With X

There are 4,584 words with an X in them. The 511 you might actually use are listed first, grouped by first letter, and the finder below reaches the rest.

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The 511 you might actually use

Grouped by first letter. These are the ones that turn up in ordinary English — for the full 4,584, use the finder above.

A 19

alexander, annex, anorexic, anthrax, anxiety, anxious, anxiously, apex, appendix, approximate, approximately, approximation, asphyxiation, auxiliary, ax, axe, axel, axis, axle

B 10

beeswax, boombox, bordeaux, box, boxcar, boxed, boxer, boxers, boxes, boxing

C 16

chatterbox, chickenpox, climax, coax, coaxing, coexist, complex, complexion, complexities, complexity, context, cortex, cox, crucifix, crucifixion, crux

D 5

deluxe, detoxing, dex, dioxide, duplex

E 275

elixir, epoxy, equinox, ex, exacerbate, exact, exacting, exactly, exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggerating, exaggeration, exalted, exam, examination, examine, examined, examiner, examining, example, examples, exams, exasperated, exasperating, exceed, exceeded, exceeding, exceedingly, exceeds, excel, excellence, excellency, excellent, excels, except, excepted, exception, exceptional, exceptionally, exceptions, excess, excesses, excessive, excessively, exchange, exchanged, exchanges, exchanging, excite, excited, excitement, excites, exciting, exclamation, excluded, excludes, excluding, exclusion, exclusive, exclusively, excommunicated, excruciating, exculpatory, excursion, excursions, excuse, excused, excuses, excusing, execs, execute, executed, executing, execution, executioner, executions, executive, executives, executor, exemplary, exempt, exemption, exemptions, exercise, exercises, exercising, exerting, exertion, exes, exfoliate, exhale, exhaust, exhausted, exhausting, exhaustion, exhaustive, exhausts, exhibit, exhibited, exhibiting, exhibition, exhibits, exhilarated, exhilarating, exhilaration, exhumation, exhume, exhumed, exigent, exile, exiled, exiles, exist, existed, existence, existent, existential, existentialist, existing, exists, exit, exited, exiting, exits, exodus, exonerate, exonerated, exorbitant, exorcise, exorcism, exorcist, exotic, expand, expanded, expanding, expands, expansion, expect, expectancy, expectation, expectations, expected, expecting, expects, expedient, expedite, expedited, expedition, expel, expelled, expelling, expendable, expenditure, expenditures, expense, expenses, expensive, experience, experienced, experiences, experiencing, experiment, experimental, experimentation, experimented, experimenting, experiments, expert, expertise, experts, expiration, expired, expires, explain, explained, explaining, explains, explanation, explanations, explanatory, explicit, explicitly, explode, exploded, explodes, exploding, exploit, exploitation, exploited, exploiting, exploration, exploratory, explore, explored, explorer, explorers, exploring, explosion, explosions, explosive, explosives, exponential, export, exporter, exporting, exports, expose, exposed, exposes, exposing, exposure, express, expressed, expresses, expressing, expression, expressions, expressive, expressly, expulsion, expunged, exquisite, exquisitely, extend, extended, extending, extension, extensions, extensive, extent, extenuating, exterior, exterminate, exterminated, exterminating, extermination, exterminator, external, extinct, extinction, extinguish, extinguished, extinguisher, extort, extorted, extorting, extortion, extortionist, extra, extract, extracted, extracting, extraction, extracts, extracurricular, extracurriculars, extradite, extradited, extradition, extramarital, extraordinaire, extraordinarily, extraordinary, extras, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrials, extravagant, extravaganza, extreme, extremely, extremes, extremism, extremists, extremities, extricate

F 26

faux, fax, faxed, faxes, fix, fixable, fixated, fixating, fixation, fixed, fixer, fixes, fixing, fixings, fixture, fixtures, flex, flexibility, flexible, flexing, flux, fox, foxes, foxhole, foxholes, foxy

G 1

galaxy

H 9

helix, heterosexual, hex, hexes, hoax, hoaxes, homosexual, homosexuality, homosexuals

I 12

icebox, index, inexcusable, inexpensive, inexperience, inexperienced, inexplicable, inflexible, influx, intoxicated, intoxicating, intoxication

J 2

jinx, jukebox

K 1

kickboxing

L 8

latex, lax, laxative, laxatives, lox, luxuries, luxury, lynx

M 20

mailbox, mailboxes, matrix, max, maxi, maxim, maximize, maximum, maxwell, mix, mixed, mixer, mixers, mixes, mixing, mixture, mixup, monoxide, moxie, multiplex

N 6

next, nexus, nix, nixed, nonexistent, noxious

O 9

obnoxious, orthodox, overanxious, overexcited, ox, oxen, oxford, oxygen, oxymoron

P 13

paradox, pax, peroxide, phoenix, pixels, pixie, pixies, pixilated, pox, prefix, pretext, proximity, proxy

Q 1

quixote

R 9

reflex, reflexes, relax, relaxants, relaxation, relaxed, relaxes, relaxing, rex

S 22

sandbox, sax, saxophone, sexiest, sexism, sexist, sexless, sexuality, six, sixes, sixpence, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, sixties, sixty, soapbox, sox, spandex, sphinx, strongbox, subtext

T 31

tax, taxed, taxes, taxi, taxicab, taxidermist, taxing, taxis, taxpayer, taxpayers, telex, texas, text, textbook, textbooks, textile, textiles, texts, texture, toolbox, toxic, toxicity, toxicology, toxin, toxins, toxoplasmosis, transsexual, tux, tuxedo, tuxedos, tuxes

U 7

unexpected, unexpectedly, unexplained, unexplored, unexpressed, unisex, unorthodox

V 3

vixen, vixens, vortex

W 5

wax, waxed, waxes, waxing, waxy

X 1

xerox

How they break down by length

Length How many Ordinary ones
2 5 3
3 35 22
4 62 22
5 200 51
6 319 57
7 502 75
8 658 69
9 640 69
10 583 53
11 463 43
12 370 28
13 299 10
14 172 3
15 134 3
16 75 2
17 32 1
18 14 0
19 11 0
20 4 0
21 2 0
22 2 0
23 2 0

The longest ones

carboxymethylcelluloses, hexamethylenetetramines, carboxymethylcellulose, hexamethylenetetramine, extraterritorialities, unexceptionablenesses

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Questions people ask

How many words with x are there?
4,584 of them are in ENABLE, the 172,823-word public-domain dictionary this page uses. Only about 511 are words people actually use — the rest are technical terms, obscure plurals and words that have not been said out loud in a century.
Are these valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Almost all of them. This page uses ENABLE, which is the list Words With Friends was built from, so if a word is here it is very likely accepted. Scrabble's official tournament lists are owned by Hasbro and Mattel and differ in a few hundred places, so a rare word can go either way.
Why is a word I know missing?
Three usual reasons: it is a proper noun (names are not in the dictionary), it is longer than eight letters and so outside the finder's range, or it is one of the small number of rude words left out on purpose, because this is a general-audience site.
Is this free, and does anything get uploaded?
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Built from ENABLE, a 172,823-word public-domain English dictionary compiled by Alan Beale and Mendel Cooper — the same list Anagrove and the anagram solver use. Names are not in it, and a small number of rude words are left out on purpose.