Common 8-letter words that have the letter X
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- exchange★21chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- existing★16to be
- expected★20to anticipate
- external★15happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- exercise★17the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- examples★19an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- extended★17to stretch out to full length
- exposure★17the act of exposing
- expenses★17amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to…
- appendix★20a collection of supplementary material at the end of a book
- explorer★17one that explores
- flexible★20capable of flexing
- exciting★18creating or arousing excitement
- expanded★19to increase in size or volume
- explains★17to make plain or understandable
- examined★18to inspect
explicit★19exterior★15executed★18taxation★15exhibits★20fixtures★18excluded★19textbook★21maximize★28textiles★15sexually★18examines★17bisexual★17toxicity★20relaxing★16taxpayer★20explores★17orthodox★19exceeded★19excerpts★19extracts★17explored★18contexts★17taxonomy★20examiner★17indexing★17galaxies★16textures★15exporter★17excludes★18exported★18exposing★18
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8-letter words with A (53)
Top score: ASPHYXIA, 23 points. unconsciousness caused by lack of oxygen
appendix★20anorexia★15asphyxia23affixing22amphioxi22apoplexy22affixers21affixial21affluxes21acetoxyl20alkoxide20apyrexiaUK20auxocyteUK20admixing19amplexus19
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anoxemic19apomixes19apomixis19axilemmaUK19axiology19axolemmaUK19axoplasm19aftertax18aldoximeUK18antefixa18anthelix18aviatrix18axebirdsUK18axiality18axillary18alexinicUK17anorexic17anoxemia17apraxias17ataraxic17auxetics17axonemal17axonemes17annexing16alexines15alloxans15anatexesUK15anatexisUK15anatoxin15annexionUK15annexureUK15asexualsnot in WWF15ataraxia15auxiliarUK15axillars15axinitesUK15axletree15axolotls15
B…
8-letter words with B (40)
Top score: BANJAXED, 25 points. to damage or ruin
bisexual★17banjaxed25banjaxes24bobbysoxnot in WWF24bombyxes24biconvex22boxberry22bembexesUK21bembixesUK21bombaxesUK21boxwoods21bemixing20boxboard20boxhauls20boxthorn20
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C…
8-letter words with C (54)
Top score: CHECKBOX, 28 points. a small box on a computer screen to be clicked on to select a feature
contexts★17checkboxnot in WWF28clackboxUK25cachexic24coccyxes24cacodoxyUK23chronaxy23convexly23coxcombs23cachexia22carboxyl22chapeaux22commixed22cowpoxes22crucifix22
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cybersexnot in WWF22cacomixl21commixes21confixedUK21convexedUK21carfaxesUK20carfoxesUK20carnifexUK20carnyxesUK20cathexes20cathexis20cervixes20chateaux20chenixesUK20clangboxUK20climaxed20confixesUK20convexes20coxalgic20coxswain20camaieuxUK19cicatrix19cineplexnot in WWF19climaxes19caudexes18coaxingsnot in WWF18coextend18corixidsUK18coxalgia18coexerts17coexists17cortexes17coturnixnot in WWF17couteaux17coxinessUK17creatrixUK17curatrixUK17curtalax17curtaxesUK17
D…
8-letter words with D (33)
Top score: DOXXINGS, 24 points. the act of doxxing
E…
8-letter words with E (256)
Top score: EXAHERTZ, 27 points. one quintillion hertz
exchange★21existing★16expected★20external★15exercise★17examples★19extended★17exposure★17expenses★17explorer★17exciting★18expanded★19explains★17examined★18explicit★19
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exterior★15executed★18exhibits★20excluded★19examines★17explores★17exceeded★19excerpts★19extracts★17explored★18examiner★17exporter★17excludes★18exported★18exposing★18exploits★17extremes★17exploded★19expended★19existent★15executes★17exempted★20expelled★18exponent★17expedite★18expiring★18exahertznot in WWF27exorcize26exequial24exequies24exophagyUK24exotoxic24epicalyx22excambedUK22exocyticnot in WWF22exotoxin22earthwaxUK21effluxes21epoxying21ethoxyls21exemplum21exhuming21exigency21emboxingUK20exabytesnot in WWF20exampled20exanthem20exaptivenot in WWF20exarchal20excavate20excepted20excheatsUK20exclaves20excusiveUK20executryUK20exhumateUK20exhumers20exogamic20expertly20econobox19ecotoxicUK19ektexine19enfixingUK19epitaxic19ethoxideUK19examplarUK19exceptorUK19excerptaUK19exciding19excimers19exciples19exclaims19excubantUK19exemplar19exemplesUK19exfilledUK19exhaling19exhedraenot in WWF19exhorted19exiguity19exocarps19exoplasmUK19exorcism19expecternot in WWF19expiable19exposomeUK19expugnedUK19expunctsUK19expunged19expurgedUK19extremum19earwaxes18epoxides18ethoxies18exacting18exceeder18excelled18excessed18excising18excludeeUK18excluder18excreted18excursedUK18excusing18exeemingUK18exegetic18exertive18exhalant18exhalent18exhausts18exhorter18exigence18exigible18exoderms18exoergic18exogenicnot in WWF18exordium18expander18expandor18expender18expensed18experted18expiated18exploder18explodes18expounds18expulsed18expunger18expunges18expurgesUK18exscinds18exsected18extirpedUK18exuviate18epitaxesUK17epitaxisUK17exacters17exactest17exaction17exactors17exametreUK17examinee17excesses17excision17excitant17exciters17excitons17excitors17excretal17excreter17excretes17excursesUK17excursus17excusalsUK17excusers17execrate17executer17executor17exilablenot in WWF17eximious17exitanceUK17exocrine17exomionsUK17exomisesUK17exonumia17exorable17exorcise17exorcist17exosmose17exospore17exoteric17exotisms17expanses17expellee17expeller17expiates17expiator17expirantUK17expirers17expiries17explants17exposals17exposers17exposits17expresso17expulses17exsecant17extincts17extremalUK17extremer17extruded17extubate17exurbias17endeixesUK16endeixisUK16endexine16exalting16exegeses16exegesis16exegetes16exergiesUK16exergual16exergues16exerting16exigeantUK16exigentsUK16exiguous16exodistsUK16exoduses16exordial16exserted16extender16extolled16extorted16extrados16extruder16extrudes16exudates16exullingUK16exulting16eutaxiasUK15eutaxies15eutaxiteUK15eutexiasUK15euxenite15exalters15exertion15exitless15exonereenot in WWF15extasiesUK15extensesUK15extensor15externatUK15externes15extoller15extorter15extraitsUK15extranetnot in WWF15extreatsUK15extrorse15exultant15
F…
8-letter words with F (40)
Top score: FAUXHAWK, 28 points. a hairstyle resembling a mohawk
G…
8-letter words with G (8)
Top score: GLOVEBOX, 21 points. a small compartment in the dashboard of a vehicle
H…
8-letter words with H (27)
Top score: HEXARCHY, 26 points. a group of six separate states
I…
8-letter words with I (16)
Top score: IMMIXING, 20 points. to mix in
J…
8-letter words with J (3)
Top score: JAWBOXES, 27 points
K…
8-letter words with K (2)
Top score: KETOXIME, 21 points
L…
8-letter words with L (19)
Top score: LUNCHBOX, 22 points (tied with one other). a container for carrying meals to school or work
M…
8-letter words with M (45)
Top score: MAXIMIZE, 28 points. to make as great as possible
maximize★28mixtures★17monoxide★18maximise★19matchbox★24myxocyte25myxamebanot in WWF24methoxyl23myxedema23moneyboxUK22myxomata22maximums21mixdownsnot in WWF21mixology21muskoxennot in WWF21
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maximandnot in WWF20maxwells20megaplexnot in WWF20maxiboatnot in WWF19maxicoat19maximals19maximins19maximistUK19maximite19microlux19mirepoixnot in WWF19mixtapesnot in WWF19morceaux19magnoxesnot in WWF18malaxageUK18malaxingUK18malaxateUK17manteaux17martextsUK17mastixes17matrixes17maxillae17maxillarUK17maxillas17meataxesUK17millilux17mixtionsUK17monaxial17monaxons17mousseuxnot in WWF17
N…
8-letter words with N (11)
Top score: NOUVEAUX, 18 points (tied with one other)
O…
8-letter words with O (49)
Top score: OXAZEPAM, 28 points. a tranquilizing drug
orthodox★19oxazepam28oxidized26oxidizer25oxidizes25oxazines24oxazolesnot in WWF24oxpecker23oxyphile23oxyphils23oxytocic22oxyacids21oxygenic21oximetrynot in WWF20oxymoron20
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oxysomes20oxytocin20oxytonicUK20oxytropenot in WWF20octuplex19opopanaxnot in WWF19outfoxed19orifexesUK18outboxed18outfoxes18oxbloods18oxhearts18oxidable18oxidasic18oxyanionUK18oxysalts18oxytones18ototoxic17outboxes17oxidated17oxidised17oximeternot in WWF17oxoniumsUK17oxalated16oxidants16oxidases16oxidates16oxidiser16oxidises16oxteringUK16oxtongue16orexisesUK15oxalates15oxalises15
P…
8-letter words with P (54)
Top score: PAXWAXES, 27 points. the nuchal ligament of a quadruped
prefixes★20proximal★19peroxide★18paxwaxes27pickaxed24phylaxis23pickaxes23pyroxyleUK23pyxidium23paroxysm22phorminxUK22paradoxyUK21prefixed21proxemic21pegboxes20
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phenixes20pixieish20polyaxonUK20pontifex20poxvirus20prefixal20premixed20prolixly20ptyxisesUK20pyrexial20pyrexias20pyroxene20paintboxnot in WWF19panmixes19panmixia19panmixis19paxiubasUK19ponceauxUK19precieux19premixes19peroxids18poleaxed18pollaxedUK18protoxid18parallax17paraxialUK17pixelatenot in WWF17pixilatenot in WWF17pixiness17plateaux17plexuresUK17plexuses17poleaxes17pollaxesUK17praxises17preaxial17preexist17pretexts17purlieuxnot in WWF17
Q…
8-letter words with Q (5)
Top score: QUADPLEX, 27 points (tied with one other). a building having four units
R…
8-letter words with R (21)
Top score: REFLEXLY, 21 points. in a reflexed manner
relaxing★16reflexly21refixing19reflexed19refluxed19rewaxing19reflexes18refluxes18remixing18rhexisesUK18reexpels17reexport17reexpose17remixersnot in WWF17retaxing16
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S…
8-letter words with S (70)
Top score: SKYBOXES, 24 points. an enclosure of seats situated high in a stadium
sexually★18smallpox★19skyboxes24smokeboxnot in WWF23snuffbox23sphynxesnot in WWF23suffixed22scrumpoxUK21sixtyish21sneakboxnot in WWF21suffixal21suffixes21sextuply20sixpenny20sphinxes20
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spinifex20subfixes20superfix20sweatbox20swinepox20sardonyx19saucebox19sexology19sixpence19supermaxUK19saxhorns18sexfoilsUK18silvexes18sixtieth18soundbox18spadixes18styraxes18subindex18suboxide18syntaxes18syntexisUK18syrinxes18saxicoleUK17saxtubas17sexpertsnot in WWF17sextuple17sixscoreUK17smilaxes17sparaxisUK17spintextUK17subaxial17subtaxon17subtexts17supersex17supertax17suplexesUK17sextingsnot in WWF16surtaxed16saxatile15saxonies15saxoniteUK15sexiness15sextains15sextants15sextarii15sextette15sextettsUK15sextiles15sextoletUK15sextuorsUK15siloxane15sixainesUK15sixteens15storaxes15surtaxes15
T…
8-letter words with T (49)
Top score: TEXTBOOK, 21 points (tied with two others). a book used in the study of a subject
taxation★15textbook★21textiles★15toxicity★20taxpayer★20taxonomy★20textures★15textured★16taxiways21thyroxin21taxiarchUK20textonymUK20toyboxesUK20taxicabs19taxingly19
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toadflax19toxaemic19taxativeUK18textuary18thoraxes18transfix18tableaux17taxables17teaboxes17textismsUK17toxaemia17toxemias17toxicant17toxocaraUK17tractrixnot in WWF17trimixesUK17trumeaux17tuxedoed17teguexinUK16telexing16tetroxid16textingsUK16trioxide16trioxids16tuxedoes16teletext15tetraxonUK15tettixesUK15textless15textural15tonneaux15triaxial15triaxonsUK15tutrixesUK15
U…
8-letter words with U (19)
Top score: UNVAXXED, 26 points. not vaccinated
V…
8-letter words with V (11)
Top score: VEXINGLY, 22 points. in a vexing manner
W…
8-letter words with W (12)
Top score: WAXWORKS, 25 points (tied with one other). an effigy made of wax
X…
8-letter words with X (39)
Top score: XENOPHYA, 23 points (tied with two others)
Z…
8-letter words with Z (4)
Top score: ZOOTOXIC, 26 points