8-Letter Scrabble Words With X

There are 936 valid 8 letter Scrabble words containing X — anywhere in the word, not just the start or end — in the TWL dictionary. Top scorers include CHECKBOX (28 pts), FAUXHAWK (28 pts), MAXIMIZE (28 pts), OXAZEPAM (28 pts) and EXAHERTZ (27 pts). Every word below shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point value and links to a full definition — the list to check when you've drawn a X tile and just need any 8-letter word that uses it, or a crossword slot where X lands mid-word. Also try O-first 5 letter word list.

936
Total Words
18.5
Avg. Scrabble Points
8
"X" Tile Value
28
Top Score (CHECKBOX)

Highest Scoring 8-Letter Scrabble Words With X

These are the highest-scoring 8 letter Scrabble words containing X in the TWL dictionary, ranked by point value — the best X 8 letter words to play when X is sitting on your rack and you need to maximize the play. Further down the board, JAWBOXES (27 pts) and QUADPLEX (27 pts) still hold their own. Also try 9 letter E words for Words With Friends.

CHECKBOX 28 pts FAUXHAWK 28 pts MAXIMIZE 28 pts OXAZEPAM 28 pts EXAHERTZ 27 pts JAWBOXES 27 pts PAXWAXES 27 pts QUADPLEX 27 pts

Full List: 936 8-Letter Scrabble Words With X

Browse the complete 8 letter word list containing X, sorted from highest to lowest Scrabble score. Every entry is a valid 8-letter Scrabble word with X somewhere in it, also checked against the Words With Friends dictionary — click any word for its full definition, anagrams, and point breakdown. Scores range from CHECKBOX (28 pts) down to BUXOMEST (19 pts). Looking for X specifically at the start, end, or middle? See the full word list directory. Also try 8-letter Scrabble words containing T.

Showing the top 300 by Scrabble score out of 936 total.

CHECKBOX28 pts
FAUXHAWK28 pts
MAXIMIZE28 pts
OXAZEPAM28 pts
EXAHERTZ27 pts
JAWBOXES27 pts
PAXWAXES27 pts
QUADPLEX27 pts
QUIXOTRY27 pts
EXORCIZE26 pts
HEXARCHY26 pts
JAMBEAUX26 pts
OXIDIZED26 pts
QUINCUNX26 pts
QUIXOTIC26 pts
UNVAXXED26 pts
ZOOTOXIC26 pts
BANJAXED25 pts
CLACKBOX25 pts
FOXSHARK25 pts
HYDROXYL25 pts
MYXOCYTE25 pts
OXIDIZER25 pts
OXIDIZES25 pts
WATCHBOX25 pts
WAXWORKS25 pts
BANJAXES24 pts
BOBBYSOX24 pts
BOMBYXES24 pts
CACHEXIC24 pts
COCCYXES24 pts
DOXXINGS24 pts
EXEQUIAL24 pts
EXEQUIES24 pts
EXOPHAGY24 pts
EXOTOXIC24 pts
HEXAPODY24 pts
MATCHBOX24 pts
MYXAMEBA24 pts
OXAZINES24 pts
OXAZOLES24 pts
PICKAXED24 pts
QUIXOTES24 pts
SKYBOXES24 pts
ZELATRIX24 pts
ZEUXITES24 pts
ZOOTOXIN24 pts
ASPHYXIA23 pts
CACODOXY23 pts
CHRONAXY23 pts
CONVEXLY23 pts
COXCOMBS23 pts
FLEXIBLY23 pts
FOXBERRY23 pts
FOXSHIPS23 pts
HAYBOXES23 pts
HYPOXIAS23 pts
METHOXYL23 pts
MYXEDEMA23 pts
OXPECKER23 pts
OXYPHILE23 pts
OXYPHILS23 pts
PHYLAXIS23 pts
PICKAXES23 pts
PYROXYLE23 pts
PYXIDIUM23 pts
SMOKEBOX23 pts
SNUFFBOX23 pts
SPHYNXES23 pts
WAXBERRY23 pts
WAXCLOTH23 pts
WAXWORMS23 pts
XENOPHYA23 pts
XEROXING23 pts
XYLOTOMY23 pts
AFFIXING22 pts
AMPHIOXI22 pts
APOPLEXY22 pts
BICONVEX22 pts
BOXBERRY22 pts
CACHEXIA22 pts
CARBOXYL22 pts
CHAPEAUX22 pts
COMMIXED22 pts
COWPOXES22 pts
CRUCIFIX22 pts
CYBERSEX22 pts
DETOXIFY22 pts
EPICALYX22 pts
EXCAMBED22 pts
EXOCYTIC22 pts
EXOTOXIN22 pts
FLEXWING22 pts
FLIXWEED22 pts
FOXGLOVE22 pts
FOXHOUND22 pts
FOXSKINS22 pts
HOMEOBOX22 pts
JANITRIX22 pts
LUNCHBOX22 pts
LYNXLIKE22 pts
MONEYBOX22 pts
MYXOMATA22 pts
OXYTOCIC22 pts
PAROXYSM22 pts
PHORMINX22 pts
SUFFIXED22 pts
VEXINGLY22 pts
WAXWEEDS22 pts
WAXWINGS22 pts
XYLOCARP22 pts
XYLOLOGY22 pts
AFFIXERS21 pts
AFFIXIAL21 pts
AFFLUXES21 pts
BEMBEXES21 pts
BEMBIXES21 pts
BOMBAXES21 pts
BOXWOODS21 pts
CACOMIXL21 pts
COMMIXES21 pts
CONFIXED21 pts
CONVEXED21 pts
DYSLEXIC21 pts
DYSTAXIC21 pts
EARTHWAX21 pts
EFFLUXES21 pts
EPOXYING21 pts
ETHOXYLS21 pts
EXCHANGE21 pts
EXEMPLUM21 pts
EXHUMING21 pts
EXIGENCY21 pts
FIXATIFS21 pts
FIXATIVE21 pts
FORFEXES21 pts
FOXFIRES21 pts
FOXHOLES21 pts
FOXHUNTS21 pts
GLOVEBOX21 pts
HEXAFOIL21 pts
HEXAGRAM21 pts
HEXAPODS21 pts
HEXYLENE21 pts
HOTBOXED21 pts
KETOXIME21 pts
MAXIMUMS21 pts
MIXDOWNS21 pts
MIXOLOGY21 pts
MUSKOXEN21 pts
OXYACIDS21 pts
OXYGENIC21 pts
PARADOXY21 pts
PREFIXED21 pts
PROXEMIC21 pts
REFLEXLY21 pts
SCRUMPOX21 pts
SIXTYISH21 pts
SNEAKBOX21 pts
SUFFIXAL21 pts
SUFFIXES21 pts
TAXIWAYS21 pts
TEXTBOOK21 pts
THYROXIN21 pts
UNFIXITY21 pts
VEXATORY21 pts
VIXENISH21 pts
VOLVOXES21 pts
XENOGAMY21 pts
XIPHOIDS21 pts
ACETOXYL20 pts
ALKOXIDE20 pts
APPENDIX20 pts
APYREXIA20 pts
AUXOCYTE20 pts
BEMIXING20 pts
BOXBOARD20 pts
BOXHAULS20 pts
BOXTHORN20 pts
BREADBOX20 pts
CARFAXES20 pts
CARFOXES20 pts
CARNIFEX20 pts
CARNYXES20 pts
CATHEXES20 pts
CATHEXIS20 pts
CERVIXES20 pts
CHATEAUX20 pts
CHENIXES20 pts
CLANGBOX20 pts
CLIMAXED20 pts
CONFIXES20 pts
CONVEXES20 pts
COXALGIC20 pts
COXSWAIN20 pts
DEFLEXED20 pts
DEWAXING20 pts
DOGFOXES20 pts
DOXAPRAM20 pts
DOXOLOGY20 pts
EMBOXING20 pts
EXABYTES20 pts
EXAMPLED20 pts
EXANTHEM20 pts
EXAPTIVE20 pts
EXARCHAL20 pts
EXCAVATE20 pts
EXCEPTED20 pts
EXCHEATS20 pts
EXCLAVES20 pts
EXCUSIVE20 pts
EXECUTRY20 pts
EXEMPTED20 pts
EXHIBITS20 pts
EXHUMATE20 pts
EXHUMERS20 pts
EXOGAMIC20 pts
EXPECTED20 pts
EXPERTLY20 pts
FABLIAUX20 pts
FEDEXING20 pts
FLEXIBLE20 pts
FLEXTIME20 pts
FOURPLEX20 pts
GIAMBEUX20 pts
HARUSPEX20 pts
HATBOXES20 pts
HEXAMINE20 pts
HEXANOIC20 pts
HEXAPLAR20 pts
HEXAPLAS20 pts
HORSEBOX20 pts
HORSEPOX20 pts
HOTBOXES20 pts
IMMIXING20 pts
KLAXONED20 pts
LIXIVIUM20 pts
MAXIMAND20 pts
MAXWELLS20 pts
MEGAPLEX20 pts
OXIMETRY20 pts
OXYMORON20 pts
OXYSOMES20 pts
OXYTOCIN20 pts
OXYTONIC20 pts
OXYTROPE20 pts
PEGBOXES20 pts
PHENIXES20 pts
PIXIEISH20 pts
POLYAXON20 pts
PONTIFEX20 pts
POXVIRUS20 pts
PREFIXAL20 pts
PREFIXES20 pts
PREMIXED20 pts
PROLIXLY20 pts
PTYXISES20 pts
PYREXIAL20 pts
PYREXIAS20 pts
PYROXENE20 pts
SEXTUPLY20 pts
SIXPENNY20 pts
SPHINXES20 pts
SPINIFEX20 pts
SUBFIXES20 pts
SUPERFIX20 pts
SWEATBOX20 pts
SWINEPOX20 pts
TAXIARCH20 pts
TAXONOMY20 pts
TAXPAYER20 pts
TEXTONYM20 pts
TOXICITY20 pts
TOYBOXES20 pts
VEXILLUM20 pts
WATERPOX20 pts
WAXBILLS20 pts
WAXPLANT20 pts
XANTHAMS20 pts
XANTHISM20 pts
XANTHOMA20 pts
XERAPHIN20 pts
XYLOMATA20 pts
ADMIXING19 pts
AMPLEXUS19 pts
ANOXEMIC19 pts
APOMIXES19 pts
APOMIXIS19 pts
AXILEMMA19 pts
AXIOLOGY19 pts
AXOLEMMA19 pts
AXOPLASM19 pts
BAUXITIC19 pts
BERCEAUX19 pts
BOXBALLS19 pts
BOXPLOTS19 pts
BOXROOMS19 pts
BRAINBOX19 pts
BRUXISMS19 pts
BUXOMEST19 pts

Lowest Scoring 8-Letter Scrabble Words With X

On the other end of the board, these are the lowest-scoring 8 letter Scrabble words containing X in the TWL dictionary — still valid plays, just not the ones to reach for when you need maximum points.

BUXOMEST 19 pts BRUXISMS 19 pts BRAINBOX 19 pts BOXROOMS 19 pts BOXPLOTS 19 pts BOXBALLS 19 pts BERCEAUX 19 pts BAUXITIC 19 pts