How many words with XU are there?

This page lists 153 words with XU from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With XU

All 153 words in our dictionary that contain XU — sorted by Scrabble score.

153 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

psychosexuality35 psychosexually34 desexualization32 hypersexuality32 desexualizing31 desexualized30 sexualizations30 desexualizes29 psychosexual29 sexualization29 desexualize28 heterosexuality28 homosexuality28 sexualizing28 ambisexuality27 heterosexually27 homosexualities27 homosexually27 sexualized27 ambisexualities26 antihomosexual26 hypersexual26 nonhomosexuals26 sexualizes26 supersexuality26 amphioxuses25 nonhomosexual25 overexuberant25 parasexuality25 sexualize25 intersexuality24 pansexuality24 parasexualities24 transsexualisms24 transsexuality24 amphioxus23 antisexuality23 bisexuality23 exuberantly23 heterosexuals23 homosexuals23 intersexually23 pansexualities23 superluxurious23 superluxury23 transsexualism23 ambisexuals22 antisexualities22 bisexualities22 bisexually22 exuberances22 heterosexual22 homosexual22 luxuriousnesses22 superluxuries22 unisexuality22 ambisexual21 amplexuses21 exuberance21 exuberating21 exultancy21 exultingly21 exuviating21 exuviations21 luxuriantly21 luxuriously21 unisexualities21 asexuality20 exuberated20 exudative20 exultancies20 exultantly20 exurbanites20 exuviated20 exuviation20 luxuriances20 luxuriousness20 sociosexual20 amplexus19 asexualities19 asexually19 exuberates19 exultances19 exurbanite19 exuviates19 exuvium19 luxuriance19 luxuriating19 parasexual19 sexuality19 transsexuals19 bisexuals18 exuberant18 exuberate18 exudations18 exultance18 exultations18 exuviate18 flexuose18 flexuous18 flexural18 flexures18 intersexual18 luxuriated18 pansexual18 sexualities18 sexually18 transsexual18 antisexual17 bisexual17 exudation17 exultation17 exurbias17 exuviae17 exuvial17 fixures17 flexure17 luxuriates17 mixups17 plexuses17 exudates16 exuding16 exulting16 exurban16 exurbia16 exuvia16 fixure16 luxuriant16 luxuriate16 luxurious16 luxury16 mixup16 nonsexual16 unisexual16 exudate15 exuded15 exultant15 exulted15 exurbs15 luxuries15 plexus15 unsexual15 asexual14 exudes14 exurb14 nexuses14 exude13 exults13 sexual13 exult12 nexus12 taxus12 xu9

Why XU words matter

Words containing XU are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 153 words here run from 2 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words the largest group (23 entries). Wordle players have 6 five-letter options, and there are 12 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is PSYCHOSEXUALITY at 35 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: PSYCHOSEXUALITY (35), PSYCHOSEXUALLY (34), DESEXUALIZATION (32), HYPERSEXUALITY (32), DESEXUALIZING (31). The longest entry is AMBISEXUALITIES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 20 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are X, U and E, which appear in 153, 153 and 142 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

When the rack looks hopeless, EXULTS (6 letters, 13 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
SEXUAL — 6 letters for 13 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
EXUDES — a 6-letter, 14-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: EXULT (12), NEXUS (12), TAXUS (12), EXUDED (15), EXURBS (15).

One chunk, many words: XU

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the XU pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell XU plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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