4,594Words with X
104Four letters or fewer
8Scrabble value
8WWF value
Playing the X well
The X is worth 8 points and is the most flexible high-value tile in the game. It forms two-letter words with several vowels (AX, EX, OX, XI, XU), which means you can almost always play it parallel to a word on the board for two scores at once.
That flexibility makes the X a great tile to hold for one turn while you set up a premium square, but do not hold it for long.
Best X words by length
| Length | Highest-scoring words | Top score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | AX, EX, OX, XI, XU | 9 |
| 3 letters | ZAX, PYX, KEX, FAX, FIX, FOX | 19 |
| 4 letters | JEUX, JINX, FOXY, WAXY, BOXY, PIXY | 18 |
| 5 letters | ZAXES, KYLIX, XEROX, AFFIX, FLAXY, HEXYL | 21 |
| 6 letters | EXEQUY, PAXWAX, BANJAX, BIJOUX, BOMBYX, COCCYX | 25 |
| 7 letters | JUKEBOX, ASPHYXY, PACKWAX, CACHEXY, HYDROXY, HYPOXIC | 27 |
| 8 letters | MAXIMIZE, OXAZEPAM, PAXWAXES, QUADPLEX, QUIXOTRY, EXORCIZE | 28 |
Top 15 X words overall
These are the highest tile totals of any word containing X. Long words dominate here because every tile adds points, but they are hard to play in practice.
| Word | Scrabble points | WWF points |
|---|---|---|
| CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES | 47 | 53 |
| CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE | 46 | 52 |
| HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES | 43 | 45 |
| CHLORDIAZEPOXIDES | 42 | 44 |
| HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE | 42 | 44 |
| HYDROXYTRYPTAMINES | 42 | 41 |
| OXYPHENBUTAZONES | 42 | 45 |
| CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE | 41 | 43 |
| HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE | 41 | 40 |
| OXYPHENBUTAZONE | 41 | 44 |
| CHEMOPROPHYLAXES | 40 | 42 |
| CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS | 40 | 42 |
| HYPEREXCITABILITY | 39 | 40 |
| CYCLOHEXYLAMINES | 38 | 41 |
| HYDROXYZINES | 38 | 36 |