Words that Start with X

List of common words that start with X! In the modern English alphabet, X is the twenty-fourth letter. X was first used by the Phoenicians in their use of the letter samekh. This was an X symbol that represented fish. The ancient Greeks began using the Phoenician symbol, and the Romans then followed suit. The Romans also started using X as a numeric symbol for 10. It is still used in our “modern” Roman Numerals

X is one of the most infrequently used letters in English. As a result, many of the words listed below are obscure and not used in everyday language. The majority of words that include X begin with the prefix “Ex.” The prefix means “out.” You can find it used in words such as extra, extend, exaggerate, and exclude.

X is usually pronounced “ex” or “ze.”

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Positive Words that Start with X

Below are 10 words that start with X that are considered positive:

Xaern
Xanadu
Xanthic
Xany
Xboba
Xenacious
Xenas
Xenial
Xenial
Xenoglossy

Descriptive Words that Start with X

Below are 10 words used to describe things that start with X:

Xanthic
Xebec
Xenial
Xenic
Xeric
Xerophytic
Xlan
Xu
Xxx
Xyster

Adjectives that Start with X

Adjectives are words that modify nouns and pronouns. They usually are used to provide additional description. Below are 10 adjectives that start with X:

Xany
Xaroncharoo
Xenacious
Xenial
Xenophobic
Xeric
Xilinous
Xrayic
Xyloid
Xylotomous

Words that Start with X that are used to Describe Someone

Below are 10 words that start with X that are used to describe someone:

X-rated
Xenophobe
Xenophobic
Xenophile
Xenial
Xenodochial
Xany
Xanacious
Xrayic
Xonked

Nouns that Start with X

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Below are 10 nouns that start with X:

Xanthinine
Xebec
Xenium
Xenon
Xeriff
X-factor
X-mas
X-ray
X-wing
Xylem

Verbs that Start with X

A verb is a word that expresses action, state, or the relation between things: Below are 10 verbs that start with X:

X
Xenograft
Xeriscape
Xerocopy
Xerox
Xfer
X-irradiate
X-radiate
X-ray
Xylograph

X Words | List of Words that Start with X

Xaern
Xanacious
Xanadu
Xanthan
Xanthate
Xanthene
Xanthian
Xanthic
Xanthine
Xanthinine
Xanthoma
Xanthomata
Xanthone
Xanthophyll
Xanthus
Xany
Xaroncharoo
Xboba
Xebec
Xenacious
Xenas
Xenia
Xenial
Xenic
Xenium
Xenobiotic
Xenodiagnoses
Xenodochial
Xenogamy
Xenogeneic
Xenogeny
Xenoglossy
Xenograft
Xenolith
Xenolithic
Xenon
Xenophile
Xenophobe
Xenophobia
Xenophobic
Xenophobically
Xenopus
Xenotime
Xenotropic
Xerarch
Xeric
Xerically
Xeriff
Xeriscape
Xerocopy
Xeroderma
Xerographic
Xerographically
Xerography
Xerophilous
Xerophily
Xerophthalmia
Xerophthalmic
Xerophyte
Xerophytic
Xerophytism
Xeroradiography
Xeroses
Xerosis
Xerothermic
Xerox
Xeroxed
Xeroxing
Xerus
X-factor
Xfer
Xhosa
Xi
Xiang
Xilinous
Xiphoid
X-irradiate
Xlan
Xmas
X-mas
Xoana
Xoanon
Xonked
X-radiate
X-rated
X-ray
Xrayic
Xu
X-wing
Xxx
Xylary
Xylem
Xylene
Xylidine
Xylidins
Xylite
Xylitol
Xylocarp
Xylograph
Xylographed
Xylographer
Xylographic
Xylographical
Xylographing
Xylographs
Xylography
Xyloid
Xylol
Xylophagous
Xylophone
Xylophonist
Xylose
Xylotomous
Xylotomy
Xylyl
Xyster

More about the Letter “X”

The XXX symbol is sometimes used to identify (and censor) pornographic material. It has also been used to identify bottles of moonshine (indicating that the alcohol went through a three-step process during its distillation).

In mathematics, X is used to indicate an unknown variable or value. When Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays, he chose the letter X because it represented something unknown.

X is also sometimes used to represent Christ. The use of “X-mas” can be traced back to the fourth century when the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great began using the “chi” symbol (similar to X). Anglo-Saxon scribes began using it to abbreviate Christmas in the ninth century (possibly to save space on rare parchment paper).

You also see the prefix used with a hyphen where the meaning becomes “former.” Examples of this include: ex-wife, ex-mayor, ex-con, etc..