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8-letter words with X as the 2nd letter

8-letter words with X as the 2nd letter: 277 entries, led by EX words such as EXPECTED, EXCHANGE, and EXISTING.

277 wordsTop pick EXPECTEDHighest score OXAZEPAM 28

38 of 277 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 8-letter words (6,320 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 38 · most-used first

All valid words 277

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AXEBIRDS18
  • AXIALITY18
  • AXILEMMA19
  • AXILLARS15
  • AXILLARY18
  • AXINITES15
  • AXIOLOGY19
  • AXLETREE15
  • AXOLEMMA19
  • AXOLOTLS15
  • AXONEMAL17
  • AXONEMES17
  • AXOPLASM19
  • EXABYTES20
  • EXACTERS17
  • EXACTEST17
  • EXACTING18
  • EXACTION17
  • EXACTORS17
  • EXAHERTZ27
  • EXALTERS15
  • EXALTING16
  • EXAMINED18
  • EXAMINEE17
  • EXAMINER17
  • EXAMINES17
  • EXAMPLAR19
  • EXAMPLED20
  • EXAMPLES19
  • EXANTHEM20
  • EXAPTIVE20
  • EXARCHAL20
  • EXCAMBED22
  • EXCAVATE20
  • EXCEEDED19
  • EXCEEDER18
  • EXCELLED18
  • EXCEPTED20
  • EXCEPTOR19
  • EXCERPTA19
  • EXCERPTS19
  • EXCESSED18
  • EXCESSES17
  • EXCHANGE21
  • EXCHEATS20
  • EXCIDING19
  • EXCIMERS19
  • EXCIPLES19
  • EXCISING18
  • EXCISION17
  • EXCITANT17
  • EXCITERS17
  • EXCITING18
  • EXCITONS17
  • EXCITORS17
  • EXCLAIMS19
  • EXCLAVES20
  • EXCLUDED19
  • EXCLUDEE18
  • EXCLUDER18
  • EXCLUDES18
  • EXCRETAL17
  • EXCRETED18
  • EXCRETER17
  • EXCRETES17
  • EXCUBANT19
  • EXCURSED18
  • EXCURSES17
  • EXCURSUS17
  • EXCUSALS17
  • EXCUSERS17
  • EXCUSING18
  • EXCUSIVE20
  • EXECRATE17
  • EXECUTED18
  • EXECUTER17
  • EXECUTES17
  • EXECUTOR17
  • EXECUTRY20
  • EXEEMING18
  • EXEGESES16
  • EXEGESIS16
  • EXEGETES16
  • EXEGETIC18
  • EXEMPLAR19
  • EXEMPLES19
  • EXEMPLUM21
  • EXEMPTED20
  • EXEQUIAL24
  • EXEQUIES24
  • EXERCISE17
  • EXERGUAL16
  • EXERGUES16
  • EXERTING16
  • EXERTION15
  • EXERTIVE18
  • EXHALANT18
  • EXHALENT18
  • EXHALING19
  • EXHAUSTS18
  • EXHEDRAE19
  • EXHIBITS20
  • EXHORTED19
  • EXHORTER18
  • EXHUMATE20
  • EXHUMERS20
  • EXHUMING21
  • EXIGEANT16
  • EXIGENCE18
  • EXIGENCY21
  • EXIGENTS16
  • EXIGIBLE18
  • EXIGUITY19
  • EXIGUOUS16
  • EXILABLE17
  • EXIMIOUS17
  • EXISTENT15
  • EXISTING16
  • EXITANCE17
  • EXITLESS15
  • EXOCARPS19
  • EXOCRINE17
  • EXOCYTIC22
  • EXODERMS18
  • EXODISTS16
  • EXODUSES16
  • EXOERGIC18
  • EXOGAMIC20
  • EXOGENIC18
  • EXOMIONS17
  • EXOMISES17
  • EXONEREE15
  • EXONUMIA17
  • EXOPHAGY24
  • EXOPLASM19
  • 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
  • EXPIRANT17
  • EXPIRERS17
  • EXPIRIES17
  • EXPIRING18
  • EXPLAINS17
  • EXPLANTS17
  • EXPLICIT19
  • EXPLODED19
  • EXPLODER18
  • EXPLODES18
  • EXPLOITS17
  • EXPLORED18
  • EXPLORER17
  • EXPLORES17
  • EXPONENT17
  • EXPORTED18
  • EXPORTER17
  • EXPOSALS17
  • EXPOSERS17
  • EXPOSING18
  • EXPOSITS17
  • EXPOSURE17
  • EXPOUNDS18
  • EXPRESSO17
  • EXPUGNED19
  • EXPULSED18
  • EXPULSES17
  • EXPUNCTS19
  • EXPUNGED19
  • EXPUNGER18
  • EXPUNGES18
  • EXPURGED19
  • EXPURGES18
  • EXSCINDS18
  • EXSECANT17
  • EXSECTED18
  • EXSERTED16
  • EXTASIES15
  • EXTENDED17
  • EXTENDER16
  • EXTENSOR15
  • EXTERIOR15
  • EXTERNAL15
  • EXTERNAT15
  • EXTERNES15
  • EXTINCTS17
  • EXTIRPED18
  • EXTOLLED16
  • EXTOLLER15
  • EXTORTED16
  • EXTORTER15
  • EXTRACTS17
  • EXTRADOS16
  • EXTRAITS15
  • EXTRANET15
  • EXTREATS15
  • EXTREMAL17
  • EXTREMER17
  • EXTREMES17
  • EXTREMUM19
  • EXTRORSE15
  • EXTRUDED17
  • EXTRUDER16
  • EXTRUDES16
  • EXTUBATE17
  • EXUDATES16
  • EXULTANT15
  • EXULTING16
  • EXURBIAS17
  • EXUVIATE18
  • IXNAYING19
  • OXALATED16
  • OXALATES15
  • OXALISES15
  • OXAZEPAM28
  • OXAZINES24
  • OXAZOLES24
  • OXBLOODS18
  • OXHEARTS18
  • OXIDABLE18
  • OXIDANTS16
  • OXIDASES16
  • OXIDASIC18
  • OXIDATED17
  • OXIDATES16
  • OXIDISED17
  • OXIDISER16
  • OXIDISES16
  • OXIDIZED26
  • OXIDIZER25
  • OXIDIZES25
  • OXIMETER17
  • OXIMETRY20
  • OXONIUMS17
  • OXPECKER23
  • OXTERING16
  • OXTONGUE16
  • OXYACIDS21
  • OXYGENIC21
  • OXYMORON20
  • OXYPHILE23
  • OXYPHILS23
  • OXYSALTS18
  • OXYSOMES20
  • OXYTOCIC22
  • OXYTOCIN20
  • OXYTONES18
  • OXYTROPE20
  • UXORIOUS15
Letters by positionIn 81% of these words the 1st letter is E.
1st letter
  1. E81%
  2. O13%
  3. A5%
3rd letter
  1. P19%
  2. C15%
  3. O13%
4th letter
  1. E14%
  2. R12%
  3. L11%
6th letter
  1. I17%
  2. T14%
  3. S9%
7th letter
  1. E40%
  2. N11%
  3. T10%
8th letter
  1. S35%
  2. D14%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; OXAZEPAM tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1515 points: 25 words
  2. 16 points: 31 words
  3. 1717 points: 77 words
  4. 18 points: 59 words
  5. 1919 points: 37 words
  6. 20 points: 23 words
  7. 2121 points: 6 words
  8. 22 points: 4 words
  9. 2323 points: 3 words
  10. 24 points: 6 words
  11. 2525 points: 2 words
  12. 26 points: 2 words
  13. 2727 points: 1 words
  14. 28 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OXAZEPAM2830All three
EXAHERTZ2726Collins · NWL
OXIDIZED2626All three
EXORCIZE2627All three
OXIDIZER2525All three
OXIDIZES2525All three
EXEQUIES2425All three
OXAZINES2425All three
OXAZOLES2425NWL only
EXEQUIAL2426All three
EXOTOXIC2425All three
EXOPHAGY2424Collins only

This pattern is far from evenly spread: 225 words begin EX, while 37 begin OX and 13 begin AX. Only one starts IX and one starts UX. That makes the first letter a strong clue when you have X locked in second place, but the best play depends on the goal: a familiar word, a dictionary fit, or a high tile score.

8-letter words with X as the 2nd letter at a glance

  • The collection has 277 words, with EX accounting for 225.
  • OX contributes 37 words; AX adds 13.
  • Just one word begins IX, and one begins UX.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, with 96 words ending that way.
  • OXAZEPAM leads the high scorers at 28 Scrabble points.

Which opening pairs dominate?

EX is the clear workhorse: EXPECTED, EXCHANGE, EXERCISE, and EXPOSURE all show how many recognizable choices follow that pair. OX is a distant second, but words such as OXIDIZED and OXIDIZER show that it is not just a curiosity.

The small AX group and the single IX and UX entries make those starts much narrower choices. If your first letter is unknown, test E before reaching for a rarer opening; 225 of these words begin there. Across all entries, 38 count as common by frequency, so many valid answers are less familiar.

How should you play 8-letter words with X as the 2nd letter?

Use the ending as a second filter: 96 words finish in S, compared with 38 ending in D, 34 in E, and 31 in R. EXAMPLES and EXPENSES illustrate the S ending, while EXTENDED and EXAMINED fit the D group. The average score is 18, but top values come from less everyday vocabulary.

OXAZEPAM scores 28, EXAHERTZ scores 27, and OXIDIZED scores 26. The counterintuitive play is to keep OX in view: the top scorer starts with it, even though EX supplies most of the choices. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins lists 272, NWL2023 lists 237, and ENABLE lists 222, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 8-letter words have X as the second letter?
There are 277 8-letter words with X in the second position. Most start EX: 225 begin with those letters, while 37 begin OX and 13 begin AX. IX and UX each contribute only one word.
What are some common 8-letter words with X second?
EXPECTED, EXCHANGE, EXISTING, EXERCISE, and EXPOSURE are recognizable examples with X in position two. The collection has 38 words classified as common by frequency, so a large share of valid entries will be less familiar.
Which 8-letter word with X second scores the most in Scrabble?
OXAZEPAM is the top scorer at 28 points. EXAHERTZ follows at 27, while OXIDIZED and EXORCIZE each score 26. These scores come from the letters in the words, before any board-square bonuses.

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