5-Letter Words Starting with X
There are 7 five-letter words that start with X on Word.ws, from xebec to xylem. The most common are xerox, xenon, xenia, xylem and xeric.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 7 five-letter words that start with X
- xebec16n. A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport...
- xenia12n. The concept of hospitality to strangers.
- xenon12n. The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a...
- xeric14adj. Very dry, lacking humidity and water.
- xerox19n. A xerograph (copy).
- xylan15n. A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell...
- xylem17n. A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the...
21 rare five-letter words that start with X
Questions about these words
- How many five-letter words that start with X are there?
- Word.ws lists 7 five-letter words that start with X, plus 21 rare ones.
- What are common five-letter words that start with X?
- xerox, xenon, xenia, xylem, xeric, xylan and xebec.
- Which of the five-letter words that start with X has the highest letter score?
- xerox scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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