9-letter words with X as the 2nd letter

9-letter words with X as the 2nd letter total 361, led by familiar EX- words and topped by two 30-point scorers.

361 wordsTop pick EXECUTIVEHighest score EXCHEQUER 30

53 of 361 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

E is the most common 2nd letter in 9-letter words (6,355 words); J is the rarest (9). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 53 · most-used first

EXECUTIVE₂₁
EXTREMELY₂₁
EXCELLENT₁₈
EXPENSIVE₂₁
EXPLAINED₁₉
EXCLUSIVE₂₁
EXISTENCE₁₈
EXPANSION₁₈
EXPRESSED₁₉
EXTENSIVE₁₉
EXTENSION₁₆
EXPECTING₂₁
EXCEPTION₂₀
EXECUTION₁₈
EXPLOSION₁₈
EXPANDING₂₀
EXCESSIVE₂₁
EXERCISES₁₈
EXHAUSTED₂₀
EXPERTISE₁₈
EXPLORING₁₉
EXTENDING₁₈
EXPLOSIVE₂₁
EXCHANGES₂₂
EXCLUDING₂₀
EXAMINING₁₉
EXHIBITED₂₂
EXCHANGED₂₃
EXCLUSION₁₈
EXPLOITED₁₉
EXTRACTED₁₉
EXEMPTION₂₀
EXCEEDING₂₀
EXPRESSES₁₈
EXQUISITE₂₅
EXECUTING₁₉
EXPLODING₂₀
EXERCISED₁₉
EXPRESSLY₂₁
EXTREMIST₁₈
EXPORTING₁₉
EXPLORERS₁₈
EXPULSION₁₈
OXIDATION₁₇
EXEMPLARY₂₃
EXPANSIVE₂₁
EXCURSION₁₈
EXTREMISM₂₀

Showing the top 48 of 53 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 361

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

AXILEMMAS₂₀
AXIOMATIC₂₀
AXLETREES₁₆
AXOLEMMAS₂₀
AXOPLASMS₂₀
EXACTABLE₂₀
EXACTIONS₁₈
EXACTMENT₂₀
EXACTNESS₁₈
EXACTRESS₁₈
EXALTEDLY₂₀
EXAMINANT₁₈
EXAMINATE₁₈
EXAMINEES₁₈
EXAMINERS₁₈
EXAMINING₁₉
EXAMPLARS₂₀
EXAMPLING₂₁
EXANIMATE₁₈
EXANTHEMA₂₁
EXANTHEMS₂₁
EXARATION₁₆
EXARCHATE₂₁
EXARCHIES₂₁
EXARCHIST₂₁
EXCAMBING₂₃
EXCAMBION₂₂
EXCAMBIUM₂₄
EXCARNATE₁₈
EXCAUDATE₁₉
EXCAVATED₂₂
EXCAVATES₂₁
EXCAVATOR₂₁
EXCEEDERS₁₉
EXCEEDING₂₀
EXCELLENT₁₈
EXCELLING₁₉
EXCELSIOR₁₈
EXCENTRIC₂₀
EXCEPTANT₂₀
EXCEPTING₂₁
EXCEPTION₂₀
EXCEPTIVE₂₃
EXCEPTORS₂₀
EXCERPTED₂₁
EXCERPTER₂₀
EXCERPTOR₂₀
EXCERPTUM₂₂
EXCESSING₁₉
EXCESSIVE₂₁
EXCHANGED₂₃
EXCHANGER₂₂
EXCHANGES₂₂
EXCHEQUER₃₀
EXCIPIENT₂₀
EXCISABLE₂₀
EXCISEMAN₂₀
EXCISEMEN₂₀
EXCISIONS₁₈
EXCITABLE₂₀
EXCITABLY₂₃
EXCITANCY₂₃
EXCITANTS₁₈
EXCITEDLY₂₂
EXCITONIC₂₀
EXCLAIMED₂₁
EXCLAIMER₂₀
EXCLOSURE₁₈
EXCLUDEES₁₉
EXCLUDERS₁₉
EXCLUDING₂₀
EXCLUSION₁₈
EXCLUSIVE₂₁
EXCLUSORY₂₁
EXCORIATE₁₈
EXCREMENT₂₀
EXCRETERS₁₈
EXCRETING₁₉
EXCRETION₁₈
EXCRETIVE₂₁
EXCRETORY₂₁
EXCULPATE₂₀
EXCURRENT₁₈
EXCURSING₁₉
EXCURSION₁₈
EXCURSIVE₂₁
EXCUSABLE₂₀
EXCUSABLY₂₃
EXECRABLE₂₀
EXECRABLY₂₃
EXECRATED₁₉
EXECRATES₁₈
EXECRATOR₁₈
EXECUTANT₁₈
EXECUTARY₂₁
EXECUTERS₁₈
EXECUTING₁₉
EXECUTION₁₈
EXECUTIVE₂₁
EXECUTORS₁₈
EXECUTORY₂₁
EXECUTRIX₂₅
EXEGETICS₁₉
EXEGETIST₁₇
EXEMPLARS₂₀
EXEMPLARY₂₃
EXEMPLIFY₂₆
EXEMPTING₂₁
EXEMPTION₂₀
EXEMPTIVE₂₃
EXEQUATUR₂₅
EXERCISED₁₉
EXERCISER₁₈
EXERCISES₁₈
EXERCYCLE₂₃
EXERGONIC₁₉
EXERTIONS₁₆
EXFOLIANT₁₉
EXFOLIATE₁₉
EXHALABLE₂₁
EXHALANTS₁₉
EXHALENTS₁₉
EXHAUSTED₂₀
EXHAUSTER₁₉
EXHIBITED₂₂
EXHIBITER₂₁
EXHIBITOR₂₁
EXHORTERS₁₉
EXHORTING₂₀
EXHUMATED₂₂
EXHUMATES₂₁
EXIGEANTE₁₇
EXIGENCES₁₉
EXIGENTLY₂₀
EXILEMENT₁₈
EXILITIES₁₆
EXISTENCE₁₈
EXISTENTS₁₆
EXITANCES₁₈
EXOCRINES₁₈
EXOCYCLIC₂₅
EXOCYTOSE₂₁
EXODERMAL₁₉
EXODERMIS₁₉
EXODONTIA₁₇
EXOENZYME₃₀
EXOGAMIES₁₉
EXOGAMOUS₁₉
EXOGENISM₁₉
EXOGENOUS₁₇
EXONERATE₁₆
EXONEREES₁₆
EXONUMIAS₁₈
EXONUMIST₁₈
EXOPHORIC₂₃
EXOPLANET₁₈
EXOPLASMS₂₀
EXOPODITE₁₉
EXORATION₁₆
EXORCISED₁₉
EXORCISER₁₈
EXORCISES₁₈
EXORCISMS₂₀
EXORCISTS₁₈
EXORCIZED₂₈
EXORCIZER₂₇
EXORCIZES₂₇
EXORDIUMS₁₉
EXOSMOSES₁₈
EXOSMOSIS₁₈
EXOSMOTIC₂₀
EXOSPHERE₂₁
EXOSPORAL₁₈
EXOSPORES₁₈
EXOSPORIA₁₈
EXOSTOSES₁₆
EXOSTOSIS₁₆
EXOTICISM₂₀
EXOTICIST₁₈
EXOTICIZE₂₇
EXOTOXINS₂₃
EXOTROPIA₁₈
EXOTROPIC₂₀
EXPANDERS₁₉
EXPANDING₂₀
EXPANDORS₁₉
EXPANSILE₁₈
EXPANSION₁₈
EXPANSIVE₂₁
EXPATIATE₁₈
EXPECTANT₂₀
EXPECTERS₂₀
EXPECTING₂₁
EXPEDIENT₁₉
EXPEDITED₂₀
EXPEDITER₁₉
EXPEDITES₁₉
EXPEDITOR₁₉
EXPELLANT₁₈
EXPELLEES₁₈
EXPELLENT₁₈
EXPELLERS₁₈
EXPELLING₁₉
EXPENDERS₁₉
EXPENDING₂₀
EXPENSING₁₉
EXPENSIVE₂₁
EXPERTING₁₉
EXPERTISE₁₈
EXPERTISM₂₀
EXPERTIZE₂₇
EXPIATING₁₉
EXPIATION₁₈
EXPIATORS₁₈
EXPIATORY₂₁
EXPIRABLE₂₀
EXPIRANTS₁₈
EXPISCATE₂₀
EXPLAINED₁₉
EXPLAINER₁₈
EXPLANTED₁₉
EXPLETIVE₂₁
EXPLETORY₂₁
EXPLICATE₂₀
EXPLICITS₂₀
EXPLODERS₁₉
EXPLODING₂₀
EXPLOITED₁₉
EXPLOITER₁₈
EXPLORERS₁₈
EXPLORING₁₉
EXPLOSION₁₈
EXPLOSIVE₂₁
EXPONENTS₁₈
EXPONIBLE₂₀
EXPORTERS₁₈
EXPORTING₁₉
EXPOSABLE₂₀
EXPOSITED₁₉
EXPOSITOR₁₈
EXPOSTURE₁₈
EXPOSURES₁₈
EXPOUNDED₂₀
EXPOUNDER₁₉
EXPRESSED₁₉
EXPRESSER₁₈
EXPRESSES₁₈
EXPRESSLY₂₁
EXPRESSOS₁₈
EXPUGNING₂₀
EXPULSING₁₉
EXPULSION₁₈
EXPULSIVE₂₁
EXPUNCTED₂₁
EXPUNGERS₁₉
EXPUNGING₂₀
EXPURGATE₁₉
EXPURGING₂₀
EXQUISITE₂₅
EXSCINDED₂₀
EXSECANTS₁₈
EXSECTING₁₉
EXSECTION₁₈
EXSERTILE₁₆
EXSERTING₁₇
EXSERTION₁₆
EXSICCANT₂₀
EXSICCATE₂₀
EXSTROPHY₂₄
EXSUCCOUS₂₀
EXTEMPORE₂₀
EXTENDANT₁₇
EXTENDERS₁₇
EXTENDING₁₈
EXTENSILE₁₆
EXTENSION₁₆
EXTENSITY₁₉
EXTENSIVE₁₉
EXTENSORS₁₆
EXTENUATE₁₆
EXTERIORS₁₆
EXTERMINE₁₈
EXTERNALS₁₆
EXTERNATS₁₆
EXTINCTED₁₉
EXTIRPATE₁₈
EXTIRPING₁₉
EXTOLLERS₁₆
EXTOLLING₁₇
EXTOLMENT₁₈
EXTORSIVE₁₉
EXTORTERS₁₆
EXTORTING₁₇
EXTORTION₁₆
EXTORTIVE₁₉
EXTRABOLD₁₉
EXTRACTED₁₉
EXTRACTOR₁₈
EXTRADITE₁₇
EXTRALITY₁₉
EXTRANETS₁₆
EXTRAPOSE₁₈
EXTRAUGHT₂₀
EXTRAVERT₁₉
EXTREMALS₁₈
EXTREMELY₂₁
EXTREMEST₁₈
EXTREMISM₂₀
EXTREMIST₁₈
EXTREMITY₂₁
EXTREMUMS₂₀
EXTRICATE₁₈
EXTRINSIC₁₈
EXTROPIAN₁₈
EXTROPIES₁₈
EXTRORSAL₁₆
EXTROVERT₁₉
EXTRUDERS₁₇
EXTRUDING₁₈
EXTRUSION₁₆
EXTRUSIVE₁₉
EXTRUSORY₁₉
EXTUBATED₁₉
EXTUBATES₁₈
EXUBERANT₁₈
EXUBERATE₁₈
EXUDATION₁₇
EXUDATIVE₂₀
EXULTANCE₁₈
EXULTANCY₂₁
EXUVIATED₂₀
EXUVIATES₁₉
IXODIASES₁₇
IXODIASIS₁₇
OXACILLIN₁₈
OXALATING₁₇
OXAZEPAMS₂₉
OXIDATING₁₈
OXIDATION₁₇
OXIDATIVE₂₀
OXIDISERS₁₇
OXIDISING₁₈
OXIDIZERS₂₆
OXIDIZING₂₇
OXIMETERS₁₈
OXPECKERS₂₄
OXTONGUES₁₇
OXYCODONE₂₂
OXYGENASE₂₀
OXYGENATE₂₀
OXYGENISE₂₀
OXYGENIZE₂₉
OXYGENOUS₂₀
OXYMORONS₂₁
OXYPHILES₂₄
OXYPHILIC₂₆
OXYTOCICS₂₃
OXYTOCINS₂₁
OXYTROPES₂₁
UXORIALLY₁₉
UXORICIDE₁₉

Letters by positionIn 91% of these words the 1st letter is E.

1st letter

E91%
O7%
A1%

3rd letter

P21%
C17%
T15%

6th letter

T17%
I11%
A11%

7th letter

I32%
E13%
T11%

8th letter

E20%
N18%
R12%

9th letter

S29%
E20%
G11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; EXCHEQUER tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.

1616 points: 25 words
17 points: 18 words
1818 points: 93 words
19 points: 70 words
2020 points: 69 words
21 points: 43 words
2222 points: 9 words
23 points: 13 words
2424 points: 4 words
25 points: 4 words
2626 points: 3 words
27 points: 5 words
2828 points: 1 words
29 points: 2 words
3030 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
EXCHEQUER	30	31	All three
EXOENZYME	30	31	All three
OXAZEPAMS	29	31	All three
OXYGENIZE	29	30	Collins · NWL
EXORCIZED	28	29	All three
OXIDIZING	27	29	All three
EXPERTIZE	27	28	All three
EXORCIZES	27	28	All three
EXORCIZER	27	28	Collins only
EXOTICIZE	27	28	NWL only
EXEMPLIFY	26	28	All three
OXIDIZERS	26	26	All three

Exactly 361 nine-letter entries put X in slot two, but dictionary coverage varies: Collins has 354, NWL2023 has 306, and ENABLE has 262. Familiar choices include EXECUTIVE, EXCELLENT, and EXPENSIVE; the common-word cutoff captures 53 entries. The examples lean toward EX-, while OXIDIZING shows the pattern is not limited to one opening.

At a glance: the X-second-letter profile

The list contains 361 nine-letter words with X in the second position.
A total of 327 begin with E; 25 begin with O, while 5 begin with A.
S is the most common final letter, with 103 entries; E follows with 72 and G with 38.
EXCHEQUER and EXOENZYME lead the score list at 30 points each.
The common-word cutoff includes 53 entries.

Why do most entries begin with E?

The opening EX- accounts for the striking E lead: 327 of the 361 words start with that letter. EXECUTIVE, EXTREMELY, EXCELLENT, and EXPENSIVE are recognizable examples. The OX- opening appears too, in words such as OXIDIZING and OXAZEPAMS, but it is far less common.

The count sits between the neighboring lengths: 8-letter words with X second number 277, while the 10-letter set has 366. X in slot two is therefore not a simple signal that longer words keep increasing; the nine-letter set has its own smaller pool. For a clue with a known first letter, E is the strongest starting point.

Highest-scoring 9-letter words with X as the 2nd letter

EXCHEQUER and EXOENZYME each score 30 on the letter-value totals. OXAZEPAMS and OXYGENIZE score 29 apiece, followed by EXORCIZED at 28. These are strong tile-value plays, though a board premium can change the points you actually collect.

The dictionary totals also matter: Collins includes 354 entries, compared with 306 in NWL2023 and 262 in ENABLE. Those different counts mean you should check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. A total of 306 words have definitions.

Questions people ask

How many 9-letter words have X as the second letter?

There are 361 nine-letter words with X in the second position. Their first letters are concentrated heavily on E, which starts 327 entries; O starts 25. That makes the first letter a quick way to narrow the choices when your puzzle gives another tile.

Which 9-letter word with X second scores the most?

EXCHEQUER and EXOENZYME tie for the highest score, at 30 points each. OXAZEPAMS and OXYGENIZE follow at 29 points. Board premiums can change a play's final score, so these figures describe letter-value totals rather than every board outcome.

Are all 361 words accepted in every word game?

No. The totals differ by dictionary: Collins has 354 matches, NWL2023 has 306, and ENABLE has 262. An entry accepted in one list may not appear in another, so check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar word.

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