Common 9-letter words that have the letter X
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- executive★21a person responsible for the administration of a business
- excellent★18very good
- extension★16a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
- exclusive★21not divided or shared with others
- expressed★19to set forth in words
- extremely★21in an extreme manner
- execution★18putting a condemned person to death
- extensive★19large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- expansion★18the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- textbooks★22a book used in the study of a subject
- exception★20a deliberate act of omission
- expensive★21high in price or charging high prices
- explained★19to make plain or understandable
- expertise★18skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
- existence★18the state or fact of existing
- exercises★18the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
excluding★20exchanges★22expanding★20exploring★19excessive★21exemption★20extending★18explosion★18sexuality★19exclusion★18examining★19expressly★21expecting★21extracted★19exceeding★20auxiliary★19exporters★18proximity★23luxurious★16taxpayers★21explosive★21executing★19exploited★19exquisite★25complexes★22exposures★18exercised★19exhibitor★21exhibited★22exhausted★20exchanged★23exporting★19
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A…
9-letter words with A (69)
Top score: ASPHYXIED, 25 points
auxiliary★19asphyxiedUK25affixable24affixment24asphyxialnot in WWF24asphyxias24asphyxies24amphioxus23affixturenot in WWF22affluxionUK22anthotaxyUK22acetoxyls21alkoxides21anaptyxesnot in WWF21anaptyxisnot in WWF21
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apoplexedUK21apteryxes21apyrexiasUK21auxocytesUK21auxotroph21anoxaemicUK20apoplexesUK20axilemmasUK20axiomatic20axolemmasUK20axoplasms20aboideaux19admixture19aflatoxin19aldoximesUK19antefixae19antefixalnot in WWF19antefixes19anthraxesnot in WWF19antihelixnot in WWF19antivaxerUK19anxiously19asexually19aboiteaux18abrasaxesUK18abraxasesUK18airproxesUK18annexableUK18annexmentUK18anorexics18anoxaemiaUK18anoxemias18antitoxic18ataraxics18autotoxicnot in WWF18auxometerUK18auxosporeUK18auxotonicUK18alexander17aerotaxesUK16aerotaxisUK16anatoxins16annexionsUK16annexuresUK16anorexias16anorexies16antiauxin16antitoxin16anxieties16ataraxias16ataraxies16autotoxinnot in WWF16auxiliarsUK16axletrees16
B…
9-letter words with B (28)
Top score: BANJAXING, 26 points. to damage or ruin
C…
9-letter words with C (55)
Top score: COXCOMBRY, 27 points
complexes★22coxcombry27coxcombicnot in WWF26complexly25cakeboxesnot in WWF24convexity24coxsackieUK24cachexias23cachexies23carboxyls23cashboxes23cataplexy23commixing23complexed23cytotoxic23
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cacomixlenot in WWF22cacomixls22celecoxibUK22cetuximabUK22chillaxednot in WWF22coaxinglynot in WWF22complexer22complexusUK22confixingUK22convexingUK22chillaxesnot in WWF21choenixesUK21chronaxie21climaxing21coaxially21confluxes21connexiveUK21coxswains21cytotaxesUK21cytotaxisUK21cytotoxin21carapaxes20casemixesUK20coalboxes20coannexed19coexerted19coexisted19coextends19coxalgias19coxalgies19coxitides19catalexes18catalexis18celotexesnot in WWF18clinoaxesUK18clinoaxisUK18coannexes18connexion18coxitisesnot in WWF18curtalaxeUK18
D…
9-letter words with D (35)
Top score: DEOXIDIZE, 27 points. to remove oxygen from
E…
9-letter words with E (355)
Top score: EXCHEQUER, 30 points (tied with one other). a royal treasury
executive★21excellent★18extension★16exclusive★21expressed★19extremely★21execution★18extensive★19expansion★18exception★20expensive★21explained★19expertise★18existence★18exercises★18
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excluding★20exchanges★22expanding★20exploring★19excessive★21exemption★20extending★18explosion★18exclusion★18examining★19expressly★21expecting★21extracted★19exceeding★20exporters★18explosive★21executing★19exploited★19exquisite★25exposures★18exercised★19exhibitor★21exhibited★22exhausted★20exchanged★23exporting★19excursion★18expedited★20examiners★18expresses★18extractor★18exemplary★23explorers★18exclaimed★21exploding★20expulsion★18excelsior★18expansive★21extremist★18extrusion★16exogenous★17exchanger★22exchequer30exoenzyme30epoxidize28exorcized28epizeuxesUK27epizeuxisUK27exorcizerUK27exorcizes27exoticizenot in WWF27expertize27exemplify26equinoxes25executrix25exequaturnot in WWF25exocyclic25excambiumUK24exstrophynot in WWF24excambingUK23exceptive23excitablynot in WWF23excitancyUK23excusably23execrably23exemptivenot in WWF23exercyclenot in WWF23exophoricUK23exotoxins23earthflaxUK22effluxion22excambionUK22excavated22excerptumUK22excitedly22exhumatedUK22exampling21exanthema21exanthems21exarchate21exarchies21exarchistUK21excavates21excavator21excepting21excerpted21exclusorynot in WWF21excretivenot in WWF21excretory21excursive21executaryUK21executory21exempting21exhalablenot in WWF21exhibiternot in WWF21exhumatesUK21exocytosenot in WWF21exosphere21expiatory21expletive21expletory21expulsive21expunctedUK21extremity21exultancy21ektexines20ethoxidesUK20exactable20exactmentUK20exaltedly20examplarsUK20excentricUK20exceptantUK20exceptorsUK20excerpter20excerptor20excipient20excisable20exciseman20excisemen20excitable20excitonic20exclaimer20excrement20exculpate20excusable20execrable20exemplars20exfillingUK20exhorting20exigently20exoplasmsUK20exorcisms20exosmoticnot in WWF20exoticism20exotropicnot in WWF20expectant20expectersnot in WWF20expending20expertism20expirableUK20expiscateUK20explicate20explicits20exponibleUK20exposablenot in WWF20exposomesUK20expounded20expugningUK20expunging20expurgingUK20exscinded20exsiccantUK20exsiccate20exsuccousUK20extempore20extraughtUK20extremism20extremumsnot in WWF20exudative20exuviated20endomixesUK19endomixis19endotoxic19epoxidiseUK19excaudatenot in WWF19exceeders19excelling19excessing19excludeesUK19excluders19excreting19excursingUK19execrated19exegeticsnot in WWF19exergonic19exfoliantnot in WWF19exfoliate19exhalants19exhalents19exhauster19exhorters19exigences19exodermalUK19exodermis19exogamies19exogamous19exogenismnot in WWF19exopoditeUK19exorcised19exordiums19expanders19expandors19expedient19expediter19expedites19expeditor19expelling19expenders19expensing19experting19expiating19explanted19exploders19exposited19expounder19expulsing19expungers19expurgate19exsecting19extensity19extincted19extirpingUK19extorsiveUK19extortive19extraboldnot in WWF19extrality19extravert19extrovert19extrusive19extrusoryUK19extubated19exuviates19epistaxes18epistaxis18epitaxial18epitaxies18eutaxiticUK18exactions18exactness18exactressUK18exametresUK18examinant18examinateUK18examinees18exanimate18excarnateUK18excisions18excitants18exclosurenot in WWF18excoriate18excreters18excretion18excurrent18execrates18execrator18executant18executers18executors18exerciser18exilementUK18exitancesUK18exocrines18exonumiasnot in WWF18exonumistnot in WWF18exoplanetnot in WWF18exorciser18exorcises18exorcists18exosmoses18exosmosisnot in WWF18exosporalUK18exospores18exosporianot in WWF18exoticiseUK18exoticistnot in WWF18exotropianot in WWF18expansilenot in WWF18expatiate18expellantnot in WWF18expellees18expellentnot in WWF18expellers18expiation18expiators18expirantsUK18explainer18exploiter18exponents18expositor18expostureUK18expresser18expressos18exsecants18exsectionnot in WWF18extermine18extirpate18extolment18extraposeUK18extremalsUK18extremest18extricate18extrinsic18extropiannot in WWF18extropiesnot in WWF18extruding18extubates18exuberant18exuberate18exultance18editrixesnot in WWF17endexines17endotoxin17exegetist17exigeanteUK17exodontia17exserting17extendantUK17extenders17extolling17extorting17extradite17extreatedUK17extruders17exudation17eutaxitesUK16euxenites16exarationUK16exertions16exilitiesUK16existents16exonerate16exonereesnot in WWF16exorationUK16exostoses16exostosis16exsertile16exsertion16extensile16extensors16extenuate16exteriors16externals16externatsUK16extollers16extorters16extortion16extranetsnot in WWF16extrorsalUK16extrusileUK16
F…
9-letter words with F (34)
Top score: FUZZBOXES, 39 points. plural of fuzzbox
G…
9-letter words with G (7)
Top score: GOGGLEBOX, 21 points (tied with one other). a television
H…
9-letter words with H (36)
Top score: HYPOXEMIC, 28 points
hypertext★24hydroxide★24hypoxemic28hydroxyls26hypoxemia26hexachord25hexadecylUK25hydroxiumUK25hexapodicUK24hexastichnot in WWF24hypotaxes24hypotaxis24hemotoxicnot in WWF23hexahedra23homoeoboxUK23
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I…
9-letter words with I (17)
Top score: INEXACTLY, 21 points. in an inexact manner
J…
9-letter words with J (2)
Top score: JUKEBOXES, 29 points. a coin-operated phonograph
K…
9-letter words with K (6)
Top score: KICKBOXED, 29 points. to box in a style that allows kicking
L…
9-letter words with L (19)
Top score: LOCKBOXES, 24 points. a box that locks
M…
9-letter words with M (53)
Top score: MAXIMIZED, 30 points. to make as great as possible
mailboxes★20multiplex★20maximized30maximizer29maximizes29monkeypoxnot in WWF27myxedemicnot in WWF26myxocytes26maximumlynot in WWF25myxamebaenot in WWF25myxamebasnot in WWF25myxamoebanot in WWF25methoxylsUK24myxedemas24myxoedemanot in WWF24
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myxoviral24myxovirus24mastopexynot in WWF23maximally23metaxylem23mycotoxin23meloxicamUK22methoxidenot in WWF22maxillary21maximandsnot in WWF21maximised21megapixelnot in WWF21methoxiesUK21minimaxedUK21monoxylonUK21maxiboatsnot in WWF20maxicoats20maximiserUK20maximises20maximistsUK20maximites20maximusesUK20metroplexnot in WWF20minimaxes20mirepoixsnot in WWF20mixmasternot in WWF20monaxonicUK20malaxagesUK19malaxatedUK19maxidressUK19mediatrix19minoxidil19mixednessUK19monoxides19malaxatesUK18malaxatorUK18marxisantUK18maxillulaUK18
N…
9-letter words with N (16)
Top score: NONEXEMPT, 20 points. something that is not exempt
O…
9-letter words with O (41)
Top score: OXAZEPAMS, 29 points (tied with one other). a tranquilizing drug
oxidation★17oxidative★20obnoxious★18oxazepams29oxygenizenot in WWF29oxidizing27oxidizers26oxyphilic26outjinxed24oxpeckers24oxyphiles24orthodoxy23outjinxes23oxytocics23overmixed22
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oxycodonenot in WWF22overmixes21oxymorons21oxytocins21oxytropesnot in WWF21outfoxing20oversexed20overtaxed20oxygenasenot in WWF20oxygenate20oxygeniseUK20oxygenousnot in WWF20orthoaxesUK19orthoaxisUK19outboxing19overexert19overtaxes19oxyanionsUK19oxacillin18oxidating18oxidising18oximetersnot in WWF18oxalating17oxidisers17oxtongues17oratrixesUK16
P…
9-letter words with P (82)
Top score: POMPHOLYX, 28 points
proximity★23pompholyxUK28packwaxes27polymyxin26pyroxylicUK26pemphixes25pickaxing25pepperbox24pharynxes24phototaxynot in WWF24pyroxylesUK24pyroxylin24panchaxes23paroxysms23plexiform23
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pyroxenic23phenoxide22postfixed22preexemptnot in WWF22prefixing22proxemics22pyridoxal22pyridoxinnot in WWF22peroxidic21perplexed21phalanxes21phoenixes21pleiotaxynot in WWF21polyaxialUK21polyaxonsUK21postfixalnot in WWF21postfixes21prefixionnot in WWF21prehalluxUK21premixing21prolixity21prothorax21pyroxenes21panmixias20paralexicUK20peroxided20perplexernot in WWF20perplexes20perspexesnot in WWF20pillboxes20piscatrixUK20poorboxesUK20postboxes20preexcitenot in WWF20preexilic20preexposenot in WWF20prepollexUK20princoxes20proximate20paradoxalUK19paradoxerUK19paradoxes19pentoxide19peroxides19pixelatednot in WWF19pixilated19poleaxing19pollaxingUK19pretexted19priedieux19protoxidenot in WWF19protoxids19pseudaxesUK19pseudaxisUK19pansexual18paralexiaUK18parataxes18parataxis18pixelatesnot in WWF18pixellatenot in WWF18pixilatesnot in WWF18pixillateUK18plaintext18planxtiesUK18pleonexiaUK18postaxial18preexists18
Q…
9-letter words with Q (1)
Top score: QUIXOTISM, 27 points. quixotic practice
R…
9-letter words with R (32)
Top score: REOXIDIZE, 26 points. to oxidize again
S…
9-letter words with S (63)
Top score: SHADOWBOX, 25 points (tied with one other). go through boxing motions without an opponent
sexuality★19saxophone★21sixteenth★19sexualize25shadowbox25showboxesUK24saxitoxin23sixtyfoldnot in WWF23suffixing23subclimax22suffixionnot in WWF22sexaholicUK21sexcapadenot in WWF21sexlinkedUK21shoeboxesnot in WWF21
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soapboxednot in WWF21superfluxUK21saxifrage20simplexes20sixpences20soapboxes20spandexednot in WWF20subcortexnot in WWF20submatrixUK20sulfoxide20sandboxes19sealwaxesUK19seedboxesUK19sexlessly19sexologicnot in WWF19sextupled19sexvalentUK19sixtieths19sonovoxes19spandexes19spondulixUK19strongbox19suboxides19synaxariaUK19salpinxesUK18saltboxes18sexerciseUK18sextuples18sextuplet18sexualismUK18sixscoresUK18sixteenmo18spintextsUK18subluxateUK18subtaxons18surtaxing17saxonitesUK16sexennialnot in WWF16sextansesUK16sextantalUK16sextarius16sextettes16sextoletsUK16sextonessUK16sexualisenot in WWF16sexualistUK16siloxanes16sixteenerUK16
T…
9-letter words with T (62)
Top score: TEXTURIZE, 25 points
textbooks★22taxpayers★21taxonomic★20texturize25toxophily24tuckboxesUK24tuckerboxUK24talkboxesUK22taxidermy22taxpaying22textspeakUK22thyroxine22thyroxins22tamoxifen21taxiarchsUK21
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textonymsUK21textphoneUK21toxaphene21toxicallynot in WWF21tubifexes21taraxacumUK20telefaxednot in WWF20trioxygenUK20telefaxesnot in WWF19textually19tinderbox19toxigenic19transfixt19treewaxesUK19triplexednot in WWF19tanorexicUK18taxaceousUK18taxameterUK18taximeter18taxiplaneUK18taxonomerUK18toolboxes18toxaemias18toxicants18toxicoses18toxicosis18toxocaralUK18toxocarasUK18triplexes18teguexinsUK17tetroxide17tetroxids17texturing17trioxides17taxations16teletexesUK16teletexts16telotaxes16telotaxis16testatrix16tetraxonsUK16textorialUK16texturisenot in WWF16texturousnot in WWF16tortrixes16transaxle16triaxialsUK16
U…
9-letter words with U (20)
Top score: UNMIXEDLY, 22 points. in an unmixed manner
V…
9-letter words with V (7)
Top score: VEXILLARY, 22 points
W…
9-letter words with W (11)
Top score: WAXWORKER, 26 points
X…
9-letter words with X (45)
Top score: XANTHOXYL, 29 points
xanthoxylUK29xenophobyUK26xerophagyUK25xylograph25xylophagenot in WWF25xerochasyUK24xerophily24xerophyte24xiphopagiUK24xylophone24xenophobe23xeromorphUK23xylocarps23xylorimbaUK23xiphoidalUK22
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xanthismsUK21xanthomas21xenocrystnot in WWF21xenophile21xeraphinsUK21xericallynot in WWF21xerophile21xylometerUK21xenograft20xeriscapenot in WWF20xylidines20xyloidineUK20xyloidinsUK20xanthates19xantheins19xanthenes19xanthines19xanthones19xenogenicnot in WWF19xenoliths19xerodermanot in WWF19xylonitesUK19xenoblastnot in WWF18xenomaniaUK18xenomeniaUK18xenopusesnot in WWF18xenotimesnot in WWF18xerostomaUK18xenurinesUK16xeroseres16
Z…
9-letter words with Z (3)
Top score: ZANTHOXYL, 31 points
About these words
- 1,099 of the 43,178 9-letter words have the letter X (3%).
- 817 are good in NWL2023, 1,097 in Collins Scrabble Words, 814 in WOW24 and 641 in the Words With Friends list. 74 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, fuzzboxes scores the most (39), then zanthoxyl (31), then maximized, exchequer and exoenzyme (30 each).