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Words starting with XE
There are 64 words starting with XE in the standard word-game list. The most common are xerox, xenia, xenon, xebec, xenial, xenic.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| xerox | a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged… | 19 |
| xenia | The concept of hospitality to strangers. | 12 |
| xenon | a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts | 12 |
| xebec | A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. | 16 |
| xenial | Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. | 13 |
| xenic | Containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium. | 14 |
| xenodiagnosis | Diagnosis of an infectious disease (especially of trypanosomiasis) by exposure to a vector of that disease,… | 22 |
| xenodiagnostic | Of or pertaining to xenodiagnosis. | 25 |
| xenogamy | The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination | 21 |
| xenogeneic | denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to different species | 20 |
| xenogeny | Xenogenesis. | 19 |
| xenograft | tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an… | 20 |
| xenolith | (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded | 18 |
| xenolithic | Being or pertaining to a xenolith. | 22 |
| xenophile | A person who has a love of foreign people and culture. | 21 |
| xenophobe | One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners. | 23 |
| xenophobia | a fear of foreigners or strangers | 24 |
| xenophobic | suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign | 26 |
| xenotropic | Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host | 21 |
| xerarch | Of or pertaining to xerosere. | 19 |
| xeric | being deficient in moisture | 14 |
| xerographic | of or relating to xerography | 26 |
| xerographically | In a xerographic way; by xerography. | 33 |
| xerography | forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed… | 26 |
| xerophile | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | 21 |
| xerophilous | Able to thrive in dry weather. | 23 |
| xerophily | Quality of being xerophilic. | 24 |
| xerophthalmia | abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | 30 |
| xerophthalmic | Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. | 32 |
| xerophyte | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | 24 |
| xerophytic | adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment | 27 |
| xerophytism | The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. | 28 |
| xeroradiography | radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques | 32 |
| xerosere | The succession of ecological communities which originated in an extremely dry habitat such as a desert or… | 15 |
| xerosis | Dryness | 14 |
| xerothermic | Both hot and dry. | 25 |
| xerotic | Dry | 16 |
All 64 words
- xerox
- xenia
- xenon
- xebec
- xebecs
- xenial
- xenias
- xenic
- xenobiotic
- xenobiotics
- xenodiagnoses
- xenodiagnosis
- xenodiagnostic
- xenogamies
- xenogamy
- xenogeneic
- xenogenies
- xenogeny
- xenograft
- xenografts
- xenolith
- xenolithic
- xenoliths
- xenons
- xenophile
- xenophiles
- xenophobe
- xenophobes
- xenophobia
- xenophobias
- xenophobic
- xenophobically
- xenotropic
- xerarch
- xeric
- xerographic
- xerographically
- xerographies
- xerography
- xerophile
- xerophilies
- xerophilous
- xerophily
- xerophthalmia
- xerophthalmias
- xerophthalmic
- xerophyte
- xerophytes
- xerophytic
- xerophytism
- xerophytisms
- xeroradiographies
- xeroradiography
- xerosere
- xeroseres
- xeroses
- xerosis
- xerothermic
- xerotic
- xeroxed
- xeroxes
- xeroxing
- xerus
- xeruses