8-Letter Words Starting with X
There are 7 eight-letter words that start with X on Word.ws, from xanthate to xylulose. The most common are xanthine, xylazine, xylanase, xanthate and xenotime.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 7 eight-letter words that start with X
- xanthate18n. Any salt or ester of xanthic acid.
- xanthine18n. Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and...
- xenocide18n. The killing of a stranger or foreigner.
- xenotime17n. A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO₄).
- xylanase18n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan.
- xylazine27n. A potent α₂-adrenergic agonist used for sedation, anesthesia, and...
- xylulose18n. The ketopentose (3R,4S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one.
85 rare eight-letter words that start with X
- xallarap
- xanthein
- xanthene
- xanthide
- xanthiol
- xanthism
- xanthite
- xanthoma
- xanthone
- xanthose
- xanthous
- xarifiid
- xenagogy
- xenbucin
- xenelasy
- xenicity
- xenismos
- xenofree
- xenogamy
- xenogeny
- xenolect
- xenoline
- xenolite
- xenolith
- xenology
- xenonate
- xenonide
- xenonymy
- xenophya
- xenopsin
- xenosome
- xenotite
- xenotype
- xenurine
- xenusian
- xeralfic
- xeransis
- xerantic
- xeraphim
- xericity
- xerocole
- xerocopy
- xeroform
- xerogram
- xerollic
- xeronate
- xerosere
- xesturgy
- xhamadan
- xiamycin
- xianbing
- xiaoruan
- xibornol
- xiehouyu
- xipamide
- xiphioid
- xiphodon
- xrafstar
- xuanhuan
- xylacine
- xylamide
- xylarate
- xylarium
- xylazole
- xylemian
- xylidide
- xylidine
- xylitone
- xylocarp
- xyloidin
- xylolite
- xylolith
- xylology
- xylomyid
- xylonate
- xylonite
- xylopine
- xylorcin
- xyloside
- xylotile
- xylotomy
- xylotype
- xylovore
- xylylene
- xystarch
Questions about these words
- How many eight-letter words that start with X are there?
- Word.ws lists 7 eight-letter words that start with X, plus 85 rare ones.
- What are common eight-letter words that start with X?
- xanthine, xylazine, xylanase, xanthate, xenotime, xenocide and xylulose.
- Which of the eight-letter words that start with X has the highest letter score?
- xylazine scores 27 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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