50 Words That Start With X That Will Make You Xany
X marks the spot on these words! Sadly, words that start with the letter X are quite rare. It is crazy to think that words that start with X make up around 0.02 percent of words in the dictionary! Read on to learn some new words and impress yourself with words you already know.
X
(v) meaning to cross out a single letter
X- Division
(n) Victorian slang for criminals and pickpockets
Xaern
(v) to enjoy something so much you begin to hate how much you enjoy it
Xanthopetal
(n) a flower with yellow petals
Xanthoriatic
(adj) not that smart in one area, but good at everything else
Xanthosis
(n) a yellow discoloration of the skin
Xany
(adj) wild; overly energetic
Xaroncharoo
(adj) brilliant, evil, and insane
Xboba
(adj) tracing back and meaning from ancient times
Xenacious
(adj) yearning for change
Xenagogy
(n) a guidebook
Xenial
(adj) used to describe a friendly relationship between two parties
Xeniatrophobia
(n) the fear of seeing doctors you don’t know
Xenitis
(n) a mix of the flu and common cold
Xenization
(n) 19th century word meaning “the act of traveling as a stranger”
Xenocracy
(n) a government formed by foreigners or outsiders
Xenodocheionology
(n) the lore of hotels and inns
Xenodochy
(n) an attitude of kindness to strangers
Xenoglossy
(n) the ability to speak a language that you’ve apparently never learnt
Xenobiology
(n) the study of extraterrestrial life forms
Xenology
(n) the scientific study of extraterrestrial phenomena
Xenomania
(n) an enthusiasm or fondness of anything or anyone foreign
Xenomonophobia
(n) fear of foreign currency
Xenomorph
(n) something unusually or irregularly shaped
Xenophobia
(n) fear of people from other countries
Xerothermic
(adj) a term used to describe an environment that is hot and dry
Xenotransplantation
(n) transplanting organic matter from a non-human into a human
Xer-
(prefix) meaning just a little
Xeric
(adj) a term used to describe a really dry environment
Xerlo
(n) a person’s place of things they keep at their place
Xerochilia
(n) medical name for dry lips
Xerocopy
(n) a photocopy of a document
Xerostomia
(n) medical name for a dry mouth
Xesturgy
(n) the process of polishing
Xilinous
(adj) something that resembles or feels like cotton
Xiphias
(n) a sword-like fish
Xiphoid
(adj) something that resembles a sword
Xoanon
(n) a carved idol of a deity
Xoompin
(v) to drive over bumps on the road
Xper
(v) to show how much of an expert you are at something
Xylanthrax
(n) an old name for charcoal
Xylographer
(n) a wood engraver
Xyloid
(adj) something described as woody
Xylopolist
(n) a 17th century name for a timber merchant
Xylotomous
(adj) anyone/anything particularly good at wood cutting
Xyresic
(n) razor-sharp
Xyrophobia
(n) a fear of being close to or touching sharp objects
Xysteild
(n) a plain area of dead grass
Xystus
(n) a type of covered walkway
X.Y.Z.
(n) a 19th century slang name for a journalist who takes on any work going on 
