Words With X
4,584 words contain X; 503 of them are common words, shown in bold.
The words, common first
2-letter words 5
ax ex ox xi xu
3-letter words 35
axe box cox dex fax fix fox gox hex kex lax lex lox lux max mix nix oxo oxy pax pix pox pyx rax rex sax six sox tax tux vex vox wax xis zax
4-letter words 62
apex axel axes axis axle crux exam exec exes exit expo faux flax flex flux foxy hoax jinx lynx maxi next roux taxi text
Plus 38 rarer words.
5-letter words 200
annex axial axiom boxed boxer boxes codex detox epoxy exact exams excel execs exert exile exist exits expat expel extra fixed fixer fixes foxes helix index latex maxim mixed mixer mixes nexus oxide pixel pixie proxy relax remix sixth sixty taxed taxes taxis texas texts toxic toxin waxed xerox
Plus 151 rarer words.
6-letter words 320
boxers boxing cervix climax convex cortex deluxe dexter duplex elixir exceed except excess excise excite excuse exempt exhale exiled exiles exists exited exodus exotic expand expect expert expire expiry export expose extant extend extent extras fixing galaxy influx luxury matrix mixers mixing oxford oxygen pixels prefix reflex sexism sexist sexton sphinx suffix syntax taxing toxins tuxedo unisex vertex vortex waxing
Plus 260 rarer words.
7-letter words 502
annexed anthrax anxiety anxious complex context dioxide exactly exalted examine example exceeds excerpt excited exclude excused excuses execute exhaust exhibit existed exiting expands expanse expects expense experts expired expires explain explode exploit explore exports exposed exposes express extends extinct extract extreme fixture gearbox indexed indexes mailbox maximum maxwell mixture paradox phoenix pretext relaxed sexiest sixteen sixties taxable textile textual texture
Plus 442 more words.
8-letter words 659
anorexia appendix bisexual bordeaux contexts examined examiner examines examples exceeded excelled excerpts exchange exciting excluded excludes executed exercise exhibits existent existing expanded expected expelled expenses explains explicit exploded explodes exploits explored explorer explores exported exporter exposing exposure extended exterior external extracts extremes fixation fixtures flexible galaxies indexing maximize monoxide orthodox proximal reflexes relaxing smallpox taxation taxpayer textbook textiles textures toxicity
Plus 599 more words.
9-letter words 640
alexander auxiliary complexes examining exceeding excellent exception excessive exchanged exchanges excluding exclusion exclusive excursion executing execution executive exemplary exemption exercised exercises exhausted exhibited existence expanding expansion expansive expecting expensive expertise explained exploding exploited explorers exploring explosion explosive exporters exporting exposures expressed expresses expressly expulsion exquisite extending extension extensive extortion extracted extremely extremism extremist luxurious obnoxious oxidation proximity sixteenth taxpayers textbooks
Plus 580 more words.
10-letter words 582
annexation complexion complexity contextual exaggerate excavation excellence excellency exceptions exchanging excitation excitement excursions executions executives exemptions exercising exhausting exhaustion exhaustive exhibiting exhibition exhibitors exorbitant expansions expectancy expedition experience experiment expiration explaining explicitly exploiting explosions explosives exposition expressing expression expressive expressway extensions externally extinction extinguish extracting extraction extremists homosexual maximizing relaxation toxicology unexpected unorthodox xenophobia xenophobic
Plus 527 rarer words.
11-letter words 463
approximate crucifixion exacerbated exaggerated examination excavations exceedingly exceptional excessively exclamation exclusively exclusivity executioner exemplified exhibitions existential expectation expeditions expenditure experienced experiences experiments explanation explanatory exploration exploratory exponential expressions extensively extradition extravagant flexibility homosexuals inexpensive intoxicated nonexistent unexplained
Plus 426 rarer words.
12-letter words 369
complexities exaggerating exaggeration examinations excruciating exhilarating expectations expenditures experiencing experimental experimented explanations exploitation explorations extinguished heterosexual inexplicable inexplicably intoxication unexpectedly
Plus 349 rarer words.
13-letter words 299
approximately approximation exceptionally experimenting exponentially extermination extracellular extraordinary homosexuality inexperienced
Plus 289 rarer words.
14-letter words 172
experimentally
Plus 171 rarer words.
15-letter words 134
experimentation extraordinarily
Plus 132 rarer words.
16-letter words 75
extraterrestrial
Plus 74 rarer words.
17-letter words 32
autointoxications carboxypeptidases chlordiazepoxides cytotaxonomically deoxyribonuclease dextroamphetamine dihydroxyacetones exaggeratednesses exceptionalnesses exchangeabilities exhaustlessnesses expeditiousnesses extraordinariness extraterrestrials heterosexualities hexachloroethanes hydroxytryptamine hyperexcitability inexcusablenesses inexhaustibleness inexpensivenesses inexplicabilities inexpressibleness inextricabilities lexicographically overexaggerations overexploitations overextrapolation paradoxicalnesses psychosexualities recontextualizing xeroradiographies
18-letter words 14
deoxyribonucleases dextroamphetamines exceptionabilities expressionlessness extemporaneousness exterritorialities gedankenexperiment hydroxytryptamines inexhaustibilities inexplicablenesses inexpressibilities inexpressivenesses inexpugnablenesses overextrapolations
19-letter words 11
deoxyribonucleotide exhibitionistically expressionistically extralinguistically extraordinarinesses extraterritoriality gedankenexperiments hyperexcitabilities inexhaustiblenesses inexpressiblenesses unexceptionableness
20-letter words 4
deoxyribonucleotides existentialistically expressionlessnesses extemporaneousnesses
21-letter words 2
extraterritorialities unexceptionablenesses
22-letter words 2
carboxymethylcellulose hexamethylenetetramine
23-letter words 2
carboxymethylcelluloses hexamethylenetetramines
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How many words contain X?
Our list has 4,584. 503 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 are the most common words that contain X?
NEXT, SIX, EXAMPLE, EXPERIENCE, EXACTLY — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is a long common word that contains X?
EXTRATERRESTRIAL — 16 letters, and still a word most people know.