Eight Letter Words with X

High-scoring words: MAXIMIZE (28 pts), OXAZEPAM (28 pts), EXAHERTZ (27 pts), PAXWAXES (27 pts), QUADPLEX (27 pts)

This page lists all 683 valid eight-letter Scrabble words containing the letter X (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. High-value tiles like X are worth up to 10 Scrabble points — knowing all the valid words that use them gives you a decisive competitive edge. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list. Browse other letters using the navigation below.

683 Total Words

18.5 Avg Score (pts)

MAXIMIZE Top Word (28 pts)

683 Words ≥ 10 pts

ACETOXYL20 ADMIXING19 AFFIXERS21 AFFIXIAL21 AFFIXING22 AFFLUXES21 AFTERTAX18 ALEXINES15 ALKOXIDE20 ALLOXANS15 AMPHIOXI22 AMPLEXUS19 ANATOXIN15 ANNEXING16 ANOREXIA15 ANOREXIC17 ANOXEMIA17 ANOXEMIC19 ANTEFIXA18 ANTHELIX18 APOMIXES19 APOMIXIS19 APOPLEXY22 APPENDIX20 APRAXIAS17 ASPHYXIA23 ATARAXIA15 ATARAXIC17 AUXETICS17 AVIATRIX18 AXIALITY18 AXILLARS15 AXILLARY18 AXIOLOGY19 AXLETREE15 AXOLOTLS15 AXONEMAL17 AXONEMES17 AXOPLASM19 BANDEAUX18 BANJAXED25 BANJAXES24 BATTEAUX17 BAUXITES17 BAUXITIC19 BEMIXING20 BICONVEX22 BIOTOXIN17 BISEXUAL17 BOBBYSOX24 BOLLIXED18 BOLLIXES17 BOLLOXED18 BOLLOXES17 BOMBYXES24 BORDEAUX18 BOXBALLS19 BOXBERRY22 BOXBOARD20 BOXHAULS20 BOXINESS17 BOXTHORN20 BOXWOODS21 BREADBOX20 BROADAXE18 BRUXISMS19 BUXOMEST19 CACHEXIA22 CACHEXIC24 CACOMIXL21 CARBOXYL22 CATHEXES20 CATHEXIS20 CAUDEXES18 CERVIXES20 CHAPEAUX22 CHATEAUX20 CHRONAXY23 CICATRIX19 CLIMAXED20 CLIMAXES19 COCCYXES24 COEXERTS17 COEXISTS17 COEXTEND18 COMMIXED22 COMMIXES21 CONTEXTS17 CONVEXES20 CONVEXLY23 CORTEXES17 COTURNIX17 COUTEAUX17 COWPOXES22 COXALGIA18 COXALGIC20 COXCOMBS23 COXSWAIN20 CRUCIFIX22 CURTALAX17 CYBERSEX22 DEFLEXED20 DEIXISES16 DESEXING17 DETOXIFY22 DETOXING17 DEWAXING20 DEXTRANS16 DEXTRINE16 DEXTRINS16 DEXTROSE16 DEXTROUS16 DIGOXINS17 DIOXANES16 DIOXIDES17 DIPLEXER18 DOXOLOGY20 DUPLEXED19 DUPLEXER18 DUPLEXES18 DUXELLES16 DYSLEXIA19 DYSLEXIC21 DYSTAXIA19 EARWAXES18 ECONOBOX19 EFFLUXES21 EKTEXINE19 ENDEXINE16 EPICALYX22 EPITAXIC19 EPOXIDES18 EPOXYING21 ETHOXIES18 ETHOXYLS21 EUTAXIES15 EUXENITE15 EXABYTES20 EXACTERS17 EXACTEST17 EXACTING18 EXACTION17 EXACTORS17 EXAHERTZ27 EXALTERS15 EXALTING16 EXAMINED18 EXAMINEE17 EXAMINER17 EXAMINES17 EXAMPLED20 EXAMPLES19 EXANTHEM20 EXAPTIVE20 EXARCHAL20 EXCAVATE20 EXCEEDED19 EXCEEDER18 EXCELLED18 EXCEPTED20 EXCERPTS19 EXCESSED18 EXCESSES17 EXCHANGE21 EXCIDING19 EXCIMERS19 EXCIPLES19 EXCISING18 EXCISION17 EXCITANT17 EXCITERS17 EXCITING18 EXCITONS17 EXCITORS17 EXCLAIMS19 EXCLAVES20 EXCLUDED19 EXCLUDER18 EXCLUDES18 EXCRETAL17 EXCRETED18 EXCRETER17 EXCRETES17 EXCURSUS17 EXCUSERS17 EXCUSING18 EXECRATE17 EXECUTED18 EXECUTER17 EXECUTES17 EXECUTOR17 EXEGESES16 EXEGESIS16 EXEGETES16 EXEGETIC18 EXEMPLAR19 EXEMPLUM21 EXEMPTED20 EXEQUIAL24 EXEQUIES24 EXERCISE17 EXERGUAL16 EXERGUES16 EXERTING16 EXERTION15 EXERTIVE18 EXHALANT18 EXHALENT18 EXHALING19 EXHAUSTS18 EXHEDRAE19 EXHIBITS20 EXHORTED19 EXHORTER18 EXHUMERS20 EXHUMING21 EXIGENCE18 EXIGENCY21 EXIGIBLE18 EXIGUITY19 EXIGUOUS16 EXILABLE17 EXIMIOUS17 EXISTENT15 EXISTING16 EXITLESS15 EXOCARPS19 EXOCRINE17 EXOCYTIC22 EXODERMS18 EXODUSES16 EXOERGIC18 EXOGAMIC20 EXONUMIA17 EXORABLE17 EXORCISE17 EXORCISM19 EXORCIST17 EXORCIZE26 EXORDIAL16 EXORDIUM18 EXOSMOSE17 EXOSPORE17 EXOTERIC17 EXOTISMS17 EXOTOXIC24 EXOTOXIN22 EXPANDED19 EXPANDER18 EXPANDOR18 EXPANSES17 EXPECTED20 EXPECTER19 EXPEDITE18 EXPELLED18 EXPELLEE17 EXPELLER17 EXPENDED19 EXPENDER18 EXPENSED18 EXPENSES17 EXPERTED18 EXPERTLY20 EXPIABLE19 EXPIATED18 EXPIATES17 EXPIATOR17 EXPIRERS17 EXPIRIES17 EXPIRING18 EXPLAINS17 EXPLANTS17 EXPLICIT19 EXPLODED19 EXPLODER18 EXPLODES18 EXPLOITS17 EXPLORED18 EXPLORER17 EXPLORES17 EXPONENT17 EXPORTED18 EXPORTER17 EXPOSALS17 EXPOSERS17 EXPOSING18 EXPOSITS17 EXPOSURE17 EXPOUNDS18 EXPRESSO17 EXPULSED18 EXPULSES17 EXPUNGED19 EXPUNGER18 EXPUNGES18 EXSCINDS18 EXSECANT17 EXSECTED18 EXSERTED16 EXTENDED17 EXTENDER16 EXTENSOR15 EXTERIOR15 EXTERNAL15 EXTERNES15 EXTINCTS17 EXTOLLED16 EXTOLLER15 EXTORTED16 EXTORTER15 EXTRACTS17 EXTRADOS16 EXTRANET15 EXTREMER17 EXTREMES17 EXTREMUM19 EXTRORSE15 EXTRUDED17 EXTRUDER16 EXTRUDES16 EXTUBATE17 EXUDATES16 EXULTANT15 EXULTING16 EXURBIAS17 EXUVIATE18 FABLIAUX20 FEDEXING20 FIXATIFS21 FIXATING19 FIXATION18 FIXATIVE21 FIXITIES18 FIXTURES18 FLAXIEST18 FLAXSEED19 FLEXAGON19 FLEXIBLE20 FLEXIBLY23 FLEXIONS18 FLEXTIME20 FLEXUOSE18 FLEXUOUS18 FLEXURAL18 FLEXURES18 FLUXGATE19 FLUXIONS18 FOURPLEX20 FOXFIRES21 FOXGLOVE22 FOXHOLES21 FOXHOUND22 FOXHUNTS21 FOXINESS18 FOXSKINS22 FOXTAILS18 FOXTROTS18 GALAXIES16 GEOTAXES16 GEOTAXIS16 GLOXINIA16 HANDAXES19 HARUSPEX20 HATBOXES20 HERETRIX18 HERITRIX18 HEXAGONS19 HEXAGRAM21 HEXAMINE20 HEXAPLAR20 HEXAPLAS20 HEXAPODS21 HEXAPODY24 HEXARCHY26 HEXEREIS18 HEXOSANS18 HOMEOBOX22 HORSEPOX20 HOTBOXES20 HYDROXYL25 HYPOXIAS23 ICEBOXES19 IMMIXING20 INDEXERS16 INDEXING17 INDOXYLS19 INEXPERT17 INFIXING19 INFIXION18 INFLEXED19 INFLUXES18 INTERMIX17 INTERREX15 INTERSEX15 JAMBEAUX26 LARYNXES18 LAXATION15 LAXATIVE18 LAXITIES15 LEXICONS17 LIXIVIAL18 LIXIVIUM20 LUMMOXES19 LUNCHBOX22 LUXATING16 LUXATION15 LUXURIES15 MANTEAUX17 MASTIXES17 MATCHBOX24 MATRIXES17 MAXICOAT19 MAXILLAE17 MAXILLAS17 MAXIMALS19 MAXIMINS19 MAXIMISE19 MAXIMITE19 MAXIMIZE28 MAXIMUMS21 MAXWELLS20 MEGAPLEX20 METHOXYL23 MICROLUX19 MILLILUX17 MIREPOIX19 MIXOLOGY21 MIXTURES17 MONAXIAL17 MONAXONS17 MONOXIDE18 MORCEAUX19 MUSKOXEN21 MYXAMEBA24 MYXEDEMA23 MYXOCYTE25 MYXOMATA22 NALOXONE15 NAPROXEN17 NEURAXON15 NEXTDOOR16 NONTAXES15 NONTOXIC17 OCTUPLEX19 ORTHODOX19 OTOTOXIC17 OUTBOXED18 OUTBOXES17 OUTFOXED19 OUTFOXES18 OXALATED16 OXALATES15 OXALISES15 OXAZEPAM28 OXAZINES24 OXBLOODS18 OXHEARTS18 OXIDABLE18 OXIDANTS16 OXIDASES16 OXIDASIC18 OXIDATED17 OXIDATES16 OXIDISED17 OXIDISER16 OXIDISES16 OXIDIZED26 OXIDIZER25 OXIDIZES25 OXIMETER17 OXIMETRY20 OXPECKER23 OXTONGUE16 OXYACIDS21 OXYGENIC21 OXYMORON20 OXYPHILE23 OXYPHILS23 OXYSALTS18 OXYSOMES20 OXYTOCIC22 OXYTOCIN20 OXYTONES18 PANMIXES19 PANMIXIA19 PANMIXIS19 PARALLAX17 PAROXYSM22 PAXWAXES27 PEGBOXES20 PEROXIDE18 PEROXIDS18 PHENIXES20 PHYLAXIS23 PICKAXED24 PICKAXES23 PIXIEISH20 PIXINESS17 PLATEAUX17 PLEXUSES17 POLEAXED18 POLEAXES17 PONTIFEX20 POXVIRUS20 PRAXISES17 PREAXIAL17 PRECIEUX19 PREEXIST17 PREFIXAL20 PREFIXED21 PREFIXES20 PREMIXED20 PREMIXES19 PRETEXTS17 PROLIXLY20 PROTOXID18 PROXEMIC21 PROXIMAL19 PYREXIAL20 PYREXIAS20 PYROXENE20 PYXIDIUM23 QUADPLEX27 QUINCUNX26 QUIXOTES24 QUIXOTIC26 QUIXOTRY27 REEXPELS17 REEXPORT17 REEXPOSE17 REFIXING19 REFLEXED19 REFLEXES18 REFLEXLY21 REFLUXED19 REFLUXES18 RELAXANT15 RELAXERS15 RELAXING16 RELAXINS15 REMIXING18 RETAXING16 REWAXING19 RONDEAUX16 ROULEAUX15 SARDONYX19 SAUCEBOX19 SAXATILE15 SAXHORNS18 SAXONIES15 SAXTUBAS17 SEXINESS15 SEXOLOGY19 SEXTAINS15 SEXTANTS15 SEXTARII15 SEXTETTE15 SEXTILES15 SEXTUPLE17 SEXTUPLY20 SEXUALLY18 SILOXANE15 SILVEXES18 SIXPENCE19 SIXPENNY20 SIXTEENS15 SIXTIETH18 SIXTYISH21 SKYBOXES24 SMALLPOX19 SMILAXES17 SNUFFBOX23 SOUNDBOX18 SPADIXES18 SPHINXES20 SPHYNXES23 SPINIFEX20 STORAXES15 STYRAXES18 SUBAXIAL17 SUBFIXES20 SUBINDEX18 SUBOXIDE18 SUBTAXON17 SUBTEXTS17 SUFFIXAL21 SUFFIXED22 SUFFIXES21 SUPERFIX20 SUPERSEX17 SUPERTAX17 SURTAXED16 SURTAXES15 SWEATBOX20 SWINEPOX20 SYNTAXES18 SYRINXES18 TABLEAUX17 TAXABLES17 TAXATION15 TAXICABS19 TAXINGLY19 TAXIWAYS21 TAXONOMY20 TAXPAYER20 TEABOXES17 TELETEXT15 TELEXING16 TETROXID16 TEXTBOOK21 TEXTILES15 TEXTLESS15 TEXTUARY18 TEXTURAL15 TEXTURED16 TEXTURES15 THORAXES18 THYROXIN21 TOADFLAX19 TONNEAUX15 TOXAEMIA17 TOXAEMIC19 TOXEMIAS17 TOXICANT17 TOXICITY20 TRANSFIX18 TRIAXIAL15 TRIOXIDE16 TRIOXIDS16 TRUMEAUX17 TUXEDOED17 TUXEDOES16 ULEXITES15 UNBOXING18 UNDERTAX16 UNEXOTIC17 UNEXPERT17 UNFIXING19 UNFLEXED19 UNIAXIAL15 UNISEXES15 UNMIXING18 UNSEXING16 UNSEXUAL15 UXORIOUS15 VERNIXES18 VERTEXES18 VEXATION18 VEXILLAR18 VEXILLUM20 VEXINGLY22 VIDEOTEX19 VIXENISH21 VOLVOXES21 VORTEXES18 WAXBERRY23 WAXBILLS20 WAXINESS18 WAXPLANT20 WAXWEEDS22 WAXWINGS22 WAXWORKS25 WAXWORMS23 XANTHANS18 XANTHATE18 XANTHEIN18 XANTHENE18 XANTHINE18 XANTHINS18 XANTHOMA20 XANTHONE18 XANTHOUS18 XENOGAMY21 XENOGENY19 XENOLITH18 XEROSERE15 XEROXING23 XIPHOIDS21 XYLIDINE19 XYLIDINS19 XYLITOLS18 XYLOCARP22 XYLOTOMY23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many eight-letter words contain the letter X?

There are 683 valid eight-letter Scrabble words containing X in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (eight-letter) matching 'With 'X''?

The highest-scoring word is MAXIMIZE with 28 Scrabble points. Out of 683 words, 683 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 18.5 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 0 score between 6 and 9 points, and 683 score 10 or more points.

Are all eight-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.