How many words start with XY?

86, from 4 letters up to 15. All of them are on this page.

What is the highest scoring word that start with XY?

XYLOPYROGRAPHY at 38 points in Scrabble, and XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC at 40 in Words With Friends, because the two games score the tiles differently.

Yes, 4: XYLYL, XYLYLS, XYST, XYSTS.

XYLAN, XYLANS, XYLEM, XYLEMS, XYLENE, XYLENES, XYLENOL, XYLENOLS, XYLIC, XYLIDIN and 76 more on this page.

Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

XYLEM noun the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
XYLOL noun a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
XYLEMS noun form of XYLEM: the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
XYLENE noun a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
XYLOLS noun form of XYLOL: a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
XYLOSE noun a sugar extracted from wood or straw
XYLENES noun form of XYLENE: a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
XYLOSES noun form of XYLOSE: a sugar extracted from wood or straw
XYLOMETER noun an instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood
XYLOPHONE noun a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

XA · XE · XI

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