5-Letter Words Starting With X
13 five-letter words start with X; 1 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | xerox | 0.25 | 0.95 |
| 2 | xenon | 0.29 | 0.82 |
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13 words starting with X
- xeroxcommon
- xenon
- xenia
- xylem
- xeric
- xylan
- xebec
- xenic
- xerus
- xylol
- xylyl
- xysti
- xysts
All 13 five-letter words
Starting with XE 7
xebec xenia xenic xenon xeric xerox xerus
Starting with XY 6
xylan xylem xylol xylyl xysti xysts
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with X?
Our list has 13. 1 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with X?
XEROX. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.25 green and 0.95 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.