Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with EX

There are 611 words that start with EX on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 9 letters (113 words). The words used most often are example, experience, exactly, except and expect.

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2-letter words that start with EX

  • ex9n. The name of the Latin script letter X/x.

3-letter words that start with EX

  • exe10n. A Windows executable file.
  • ext10adj. Exterior (describing the location of a shot in a film script, etc.).
  • exy13adj. Expensive.

4-letter words that start with EX

  • exam13v. Shortened form of examine.
  • exco13n. Executive committee or council.
  • exec13n. An executive; a person employed at the executive level.
  • exes11n. The number six.
  • exit11n. An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
  • exmo13n. A disaffiliate of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a...
  • exon11n. An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
  • expo13n. An exposition (type of public exhibition).
  • expy16n. A character in a work of fiction who is a stand-in for or knockoff of a...

5-letter words that start with EX

  • exact14adj. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly...
  • exalt12v. To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
  • excel14v. To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone...
  • exeat12n. A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house...
  • exert12v. To make use of, to apply, especially of something nonmaterial; to bring...
  • exhib17n. An exhibitor.
  • exile12n. The state of being banished from one's home or country.
  • exist12v. To be; have existence; have being or reality.
  • exits12n. Income, returns, revenue.
  • exome14n. The complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of...
  • expat14n. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often...
  • expel14v. To eject.
  • extol12v. To praise; to make high.
  • extra12adj. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous...
  • extro12n. Synonym of outro (“a portion of music at the end of a song”).
  • exude13v. To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid...
  • exult12v. To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
  • exurb14n. A residential area beyond the suburbs.

6-letter words that start with EX

  • exacta15n. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who...
  • examen15n. Examination; inquiry.
  • exarch18n. In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
  • exceed16v. To be larger, greater than (something).
  • except17v. To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
  • excess15n. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being...
  • excise15n. A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to...
  • excite15v. To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
  • excuse15v. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
  • exedra14n. A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for...
  • exempt17adj. Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
  • exergy17n. Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in...
  • exeunt13n. A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
  • exhale16v. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the...
  • exhort16v. To urge; to advise earnestly.
  • exhume18v. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
  • exilic15adj. Of or pertaining to exile.
  • exitus13n. Death.
  • exodus14n. A sudden departure of a large number of people.
  • exonic15adj. Of or pertaining to an exon.
  • exotic15adj. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
  • expand16v. To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to...
  • expect17v. To predict or believe that something will happen.
  • expend16v. To consume, exhaust (some resource).
  • expert15adj. Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable.
  • expire15v. To die.
  • expiry18n. End; termination; expiration.
  • export15adj. Of or relating to exportation or exports.
  • expose15v. To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.
  • extant13adj. Still in existence; not having disappeared.
  • extend14v. To increase in extent.
  • extent13n. A range of values or locations.
  • extern13n. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for...
  • extort13v. To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace...

7-letter words that start with EX

  • exabyte19n. One quintillion (10¹⁸, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000...
  • exactly19adv. Without approximation; precisely.
  • exalted15adj. Praised, honored.
  • examine16v. To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
  • example18n. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
  • excerpt18n. A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news...
  • excimer18n. Any diatomic exciplex.
  • excited17adj. Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
  • exciter16n. One who or that which excites.
  • exciton16n. A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or...
  • exclaim18v. To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
  • exclave19n. A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.
  • exclude17v. To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
  • excreta16n. Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.
  • excrete16v. To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or...
  • execute16v. To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
  • exegete15n. A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult...
  • exhaust17v. To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
  • exhibit19v. To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an...
  • exigent15adj. Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
  • exiting15n. The act of one who exits; a departure.
  • exogamy20n. Marriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other...
  • exosome16n. An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA...
  • exosuit14n. An exoskeletal suit.
  • exotica16n. Curious, strange, unusual and exotic things.
  • expanse16n. A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
  • expense16n. A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
  • expiate16v. To atone or make reparation for.
  • expired17adj. That is no longer valid.
  • explain16v. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to...
  • explant16n. Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to...
  • explode17v. To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to...
  • exploit16n. A heroic or extraordinary deed.
  • explore16v. To examine or investigate something systematically.
  • exposed17adj. Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and...
  • exposer16n. One who exposes.
  • expound17v. To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
  • express16adj. Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
  • expunge17v. To erase or strike out.
  • extinct16adj. Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as...
  • extract16n. Something that is extracted or drawn out.
  • extrait14n. Synonym of parfum (“solvent containing around 15% to 40% aromatic...
  • extreme16adj. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
  • extrude15v. To push or thrust out.
  • exudate15n. A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded...
  • exuding16n. The process by which something exudes.
  • exurban16adj. Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb.
  • exuviae17n. The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off...

8-letter words that start with EX

  • exacting18adj. Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
  • exalting16adj. That uplifts, that exalts.
  • examiner17n. A person who investigates someone or something.
  • excavate20v. To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
  • exchange21n. An act of exchanging or trading.
  • excision17n. The removal of some text during editing.
  • exciting18adj. Creating or producing excitement.
  • excluded19adj. Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned.
  • excretes17n. Excreta; matters discharged from the animal body.
  • excusing18n. The act of making an excuse.
  • executor17n. A person who carries out some task.
  • exegesis16n. A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a...
  • exemplar19n. Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a...
  • exercise17n. Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
  • exertion15n. An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
  • exhaling19n. Exhalation.
  • exigency21n. The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate...
  • existent15adj. Existing; having life or being, current; occurring now.
  • existing16adj. That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
  • exocrine17adj. Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
  • exorcise17v. To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially...
  • exorcism19n. The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or...
  • exorcist17n. A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a practitioner in...
  • exordium18n. A beginning.
  • expander18n. One who or that which expands.
  • expected20adj. Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
  • expedite18v. To accelerate the progress of.
  • expended19adj. Spent; used up; exhausted.
  • expertly20adv. In an expert manner; with great skill.
  • expiring18adj. Ending, terminating, dying.
  • explicit19adj. Very specific, clear, or detailed.
  • exploded19adj. Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up.
  • exploder18n. Someone or something that explodes.
  • explored18adj. Having undergone exploration.
  • explorer17n. One who explores something.
  • exponent17n. One who expounds, represents or advocates.
  • exporter17n. One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or...
  • exposing18adj. That exposes; leading to increased exposure.
  • exposure17n. The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
  • extended17adj. Longer in length or extension; elongated.
  • extender16n. One who extends.
  • extensor15n. A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
  • exterior15adj. Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
  • external15adj. Outside of something; on the exterior.
  • extremal17adj. Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
  • extremes17n. The opposite ends of a range or scale.
  • extruder16n. A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies.
  • exultant15adj. Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

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9-letter words that start with EX

  • examining19adj. Tending to examine or engaged in close examination; studiously...
  • exceeding20n. The situation of being in excess.
  • excellent18adj. Having excelled, having surpassed.
  • excelsior18interj. Onward; a rallying cry for progress.
  • excepting21prep. With the exception of.
  • exception20n. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out...
  • excessive21adj. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount)...
  • exchanger22n. A person or thing that exchanges one thing for another.
  • exchequer30n. An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
  • excitedly22adv. In an excited manner.
  • excluding20prep. To the exclusion of; not including.
  • exclusion18n. The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or...
  • exclusive21adj. Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
  • excrement20n. Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
  • excursion18n. A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
  • execution18n. The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers...
  • executive21adj. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
  • exemplary23adj. Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
  • exemption20n. An act of exempting.
  • exercised19adj. The property of having been exercised, used, acted upon.
  • exercises18n. A ceremony or assembly: opening exercises; graduation exercises.
  • exhausted20adj. Very tired; zonked (out).
  • existence18n. The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
  • expansion18n. An act, process, or instance of expanding.
  • expansive21adj. Comprehensive in scope or extent.
  • expectant20adj. Marked by expectation.
  • expecting21adj. Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth...
  • expedient19adj. Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
  • expedited20adj. Accelerated.
  • expelling19n. The process by which something is expelled.
  • expensive21adj. Having a high price or cost.
  • expertise18n. Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.
  • exploding20adj. Having the appearance of an explosion.
  • exploring19n. The action of the verb explore.
  • explosion18n. A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or...
  • explosive21adj. Able to, or likely to, explode.
  • expressed19adj. Transcribed.
  • expressly21adv. In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.
  • expulsion18n. The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
  • exquisite25adj. Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
  • extension16n. The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth...
  • extensive19adj. Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
  • extortion16n. The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force...
  • extremely21adv. To an extreme degree.
  • extremism20n. Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.
  • extremist18n. A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such...
  • extremity21n. The most extreme or furthest point of something.
  • exuberant18adj. Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.

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10-letter words that start with EX

  • exacerbate21v. To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
  • exaggerate19v. To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
  • exaltation17n. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted...
  • excavation22n. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or...
  • excellence21n. The quality of being excellent; brilliance.
  • excellency24n. Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.
  • excitation19n. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or...
  • excitatory22adj. Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
  • excitement21n. The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
  • exclaiming22adj. Uttering an exclamation.
  • executable21adj. Capable of being executed.
  • exegetical20adj. Of or relating to exegesis; exegetic.
  • exercising20n. The act by which something is exercised.
  • exhalation20n. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out.
  • exhausting21adj. Very tiring.
  • exhaustion20n. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  • exhaustive23adj. Including every possible element: fully comprehensive.
  • exhibition22n. An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
  • exhumation22n. The act of digging up that which has been buried.
  • exonerated18adj. Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
  • exorbitant19adj. Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
  • exothermic24adj. That releases energy in the form of heat.
  • expandable22adj. Having the capacity to be expanded.
  • expatriate19adj. Living outside of one's own country.
  • expectancy26n. Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
  • expediency25n. The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the...
  • expedition20n. A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy...
  • expendable22adj. Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
  • experience21n. The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether...
  • experiment21n. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known...
  • expiration19n. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs...
  • explaining20n. Explanation.
  • explicitly24adv. In an explicit manner.
  • exposition19n. The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the...
  • expository22adj. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating...
  • expressing20adj. That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
  • expression19n. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
  • expressive22adj. Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
  • expressway25n. A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access...
  • extendable20adj. Capable of being extended.
  • extensible19adj. Capable of being extended.
  • externally20adv. On the surface or the outside.
  • extinction19n. The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
  • extinguish21v. To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from...
  • extraction19n. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
  • extractive22adj. That serves to extract something.
  • extraneous17adj. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a...
  • exuberance21n. The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm...

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11-letter words that start with EX

  • exaggerated21adj. That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally...
  • examination20n. The act of examining.
  • exasperated21adj. Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.
  • exceedingly25adv. To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely.
  • excellently23adv. In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.
  • exceptional22adj. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
  • excessively26adv. To an excessive degree.
  • exclamation22n. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief...
  • exclusively26adv. To the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely.
  • exclusivity26n. The quality of being exclusive.
  • exculpatory25adj. Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
  • executioner20n. An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
  • exercisable22adj. Capable of being exercised.
  • exfoliating22adj. Able to exfoliate.
  • exfoliation21n. The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of...
  • exhilarated22adj. In a state of high spirits.
  • exhortation21n. The act or practice of exhorting.
  • existential18adj. Of or relating to existence.
  • exoneration18n. An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge...
  • exoskeleton22n. A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to...
  • expectantly25adv. In an expectant manner.
  • expectation22n. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about...
  • expeditious21adj. Fast, prompt, speedy.
  • expenditure21n. Act of expending or paying out.
  • expensively26adv. In an expensive manner.
  • experienced23adj. Having experience and skill in a subject.
  • explainable22adj. Able to be explained or understood.
  • explanation20n. The act or process of explaining.
  • explanatory23adj. Intended to serve as an explanation.
  • explication22n. The act of opening or unfolding.
  • exploitable22adj. Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
  • exploration20n. The process of exploring.
  • exploratory23adj. Serving to explore or investigate.
  • explosively26adv. In an explosive manner.
  • exponential20adj. Expressed in terms of an exponent (power of a base), the base often...
  • exportation20n. The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities...
  • expropriate22v. To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
  • exquisitely30adv. In an exquisite manner.
  • extensional18adj. Of or pertaining to extension.
  • extensively24adv. In an extensive manner, widely.
  • extenuating19adj. That attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.g. by...
  • exterminate20v. To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often...
  • externality21n. The state of being external or externalized.
  • extradition19n. A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or...
  • extrapolate20v. To infer by extending known information.
  • extravagant22adj. Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
  • extroverted22adj. Turned or thrust outwards, especially.
  • exuberantly23adv. In an exuberant manner.

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12-letter words that start with EX

  • exacerbating24adj. That exacerbates.
  • exacerbation23n. An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
  • exaggerating22adj. Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.
  • exaggeration21n. The act of heaping or piling up.
  • exasperating22adj. That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates.
  • exasperation21n. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation...
  • exchangeable27adj. Able to be exchanged.
  • excitability26n. The state of being excitable.
  • exclusionary24adj. Acting to exclude something.
  • exclusionist21n. A person who advocates the exclusion of someone or something.
  • excruciating24adj. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing.
  • exfiltration22n. The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy...
  • exhaustingly26adv. In an exhausting manner.
  • exhaustively28adv. In an exhaustive manner.
  • exhibitioner24n. A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an...
  • exhilarating23adj. Refreshingly thrilling.
  • exhilaration22n. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful...
  • exophthalmos29n. An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
  • exorbitantly24adv. In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
  • expansionary24adj. That promotes or exhibits expansion.
  • expansionism23n. The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic...
  • expansionist21adj. Of or pertaining to expansionism.
  • expatriation21n. Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
  • experiencing24n. The process of undergoing an experience, or the experience itself.
  • experiential21adj. Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
  • experimental23adj. Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
  • experimenter23n. A person who experiments.
  • explicitness23n. The state or characteristic of being explicit.
  • exploitation21n. The act of utilizing something; industry.
  • exploitative24adj. In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
  • expositional21adj. Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
  • expressively27adv. In an expressive manner.
  • expressivity27n. The quality of being expressive.
  • exterminator21n. Someone or something that exterminates.
  • extinguished24adj. Having been quenched or eliminated.
  • extinguisher23n. A fire extinguisher.
  • extortionate19adj. Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining...
  • extortionist19n. Someone who extorts; an extortioner.
  • extracranial21adj. Not intracranial, but outside the cranium.
  • extraditable22adj. Of a person: able to be extradited.
  • extrahepatic26adj. Originating or occurring outside the liver.
  • extramarital21adj. Occurring outside marriage.
  • extrasensory22adj. Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
  • extrastriate19adj. Describing that part of the cortex next to the striate cortex.
  • extravagance25n. Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
  • extravaganza32n. An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama...
  • extravasated23adj. Produced by extravasation.
  • extroversion22n. The condition of being inside out, especially in relation to the...

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13-letter words that start with EX

  • exaggeratedly26adv. To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
  • exasperatedly26adv. In an exasperated manner.
  • exceptionally27adv. To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
  • excessiveness25n. The property of being excessive.
  • exclusiveness25n. The state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
  • excommunicate28v. To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious...
  • exhibitionism27n. The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to...
  • exhibitionist25n. One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.
  • existentially23adv. In an existential manner.
  • expandability28n. The condition of being expandable.
  • expansiveness25n. The state of being expansive.
  • expectoration24n. The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the...
  • expeditionary26adj. Of or pertaining to an expedition.
  • expeditiously26adv. In an expeditious manner, quickly.
  • expensiveness25n. The state of being expensive; the entailing of great expense.
  • experimenting25n. Experimentation.
  • exploratorium24n. A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the...
  • explosiveness25n. The state of being explosive.
  • exponentially25adv. In an exponential manner.
  • expressionism24n. A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective...
  • expressionist22adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
  • expropriation24n. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property...
  • exquisiteness29n. The degree or property of being exquisite.
  • extensibility25n. The capability of being extended.
  • extensiveness23n. The degree or property of being extensive.
  • extermination22n. The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
  • extinguishing25n. The process by which something is extinguished.
  • extrabiblical26adj. Outside the Bible.
  • extracapsular24adj. Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of...
  • extracellular22adj. Occurring or found outside of a cell.
  • extragalactic25adj. Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
  • extrajudicial30adj. Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond...
  • extraordinary24adj. Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
  • extrapolation22n. A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the...
  • extrasynaptic27adj. Exterior to a synapse.
  • extratropical24adj. Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
  • extravagantly27adv. With lavish expenditure or behaviour; in an extravagant manner.
  • extravasation23n. The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
  • extravascular25adj. Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
  • extrinsically25adv. In an extrinsic manner.

14-letter words that start with EX

  • exasperatingly27adv. In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
  • exceptionalism27n. The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
  • exceptionalist25n. A proponent of exceptionalism.
  • exceptionality28n. The quality of being exceptional.
  • excitotoxicity35n. The continuous stimulation of a nerve cell by a neurotransmitter...
  • excruciatingly29adv. In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner...
  • exhilaratingly28adv. In a way that exhilarates.
  • existentialism23n. A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of...
  • existentialist21n. A person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism.
  • exoatmospheric30adj. Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the...
  • experientially26adv. In terms of experience.
  • experimentally28adv. In the manner of an experiment.
  • exploitability28n. The state or condition of being exploitable.
  • exponentiation23n. The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of...
  • expressionless23adj. Without expression.
  • expressiveness26n. The quality or degree of being expressive.
  • exsanguination22n. Bloodletting.
  • extemporaneous25adj. With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
  • extensionality24n. The principle that objects are equal if and only if their observed...
  • extinguishment27n. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of...
  • extortionately24adv. In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is...
  • extracorporeal25adj. Outside the body.
  • extraembryonic30adj. Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
  • extramedullary27adj. Outside of the bone marrow, as with extramedullary hematopoiesis.
  • extraordinaire22adj. Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
  • extrapulmonary28adj. Beyond or outside the lungs.
  • extrapyramidal29adj. Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the...
  • extravehicular29adj. Relating to, on happening in, the space outside a vehicle, especially a...

15-letter words that start with EX

2,121 rare words that start with EX

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with EX are there?
Word.ws lists 611 words that start with EX, plus 2,121 rare ones.
What are common words that start with EX?
example, experience, exactly, except, expect, extra, expected and explain.
Which of the words that start with EX has the highest letter score?
excitotoxicity scores 35 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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