Adjectives That Start With X — Full List

There are 23 adjectives that start with X in our adjective list of 17,163 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 3-letter words (8 of them); the spread is 3 of them 2 letters long, 8 of them 3 letters long, 4 of them 4 letters long, 3 of them 5 letters long, and more up to 11 letters. The longest entries are xerographic, xenogeneic and xenophobic. Writers keep adjective lists like this one open while drafting: when every description sounds flat, scanning a letter’s worth of options is the fastest way to find the precise word.

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Frequently asked questions

How many adjectives that start with X are there?

Our adjective list contains 23 adjectives that start with X, out of 17,163 entries in total. They run from 2 to 11 letters, and the 3-letter group is the largest with 8 words.

What are the longest adjectives that start with X?

The longest are xerographic (11 letters), xenogeneic (10 letters) and xenophobic (10 letters).

Which adjectives that start with X score highest in Scrabble?

By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are xerophytic (27 points), xenophobic (26 points) and xerographic (26 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.