Words that start with 'x' and contain 'yl'


With a copious number of combinations to pick from (116 entries), there's a huge amount of options.

4 letter words

  • xyla
  • xylo

5 letter words

  • xenyl
  • xylan
  • xylem
  • xylia
  • xylic
  • xylyl
  • xylol
  • xylon

6 letter words

  • xylans
  • xylate
  • xylems
  • xylene
  • xylyls
  • xylina
  • xylite
  • xyloid
  • xyloyl
  • xylols
  • xyloma
  • xylose

7 letter words

  • xanthyl
  • xylaria
  • xylenes
  • xylenyl
  • xylenol
  • xyletic
  • xylidic
  • xylidin
  • xylylic
  • xylinid
  • xylitol
  • xylogen
  • xylomas
  • xylonic
  • xylopia
  • xyloses
  • xylosid
  • xylosma

8 letter words

  • xylidine
  • xylidins
  • xylylene
  • xylitols
  • xylitone
  • xylocarp
  • xylocopa
  • xyloidin
  • xylology
  • xylomata
  • xylonite
  • xylorcin
  • xyloside
  • xylotile
  • xylotomy
  • xylotrya

9 letter words

  • xyleborus
  • xylidines
  • xylindein
  • xylocarps
  • xylocopid
  • xylograph
  • xyloidine
  • xylomancy
  • xylometer
  • xylophaga
  • xylophage
  • xylophone
  • xylotomic

10 letter words

  • xanthophyl
  • xenylamine
  • xenopsylla
  • xylanthrax
  • xyloglyphy
  • xylography
  • xylophagan
  • xylophagid
  • xylophagus
  • xylophones
  • xylophonic
  • xylopolist
  • xylorcinol
  • xylostroma
  • xylotomies
  • xylotomist
  • xylotomous

11 letter words

  • xanthophyll
  • xanthoxylin
  • xerophyllum
  • xylariaceae
  • xylocarpous
  • xylocopidae
  • xylographer
  • xylographic
  • xylonitrile
  • xylophagous
  • xylophilous
  • xylophonist
  • xyloplastic
  • xyloquinone
  • xylotomical

12 letter words

  • xylobalsamum
  • xylophagidae
  • xylophonists
  • xylostromata

13 letter words

  • xanthophyllic
  • xylographical
  • xiphophyllous

14 letter words

  • xanthophyllite
  • xanthophyllous
  • xylopyrography
  • xylostromatoid
  • xylotypography

15 letter words

  • xylographically
  • xylopyrographer
  • xylotypographic

What's the longest word you can derive with words that start with 'x' and include 'yl'?
The word 'xylographically' is made up of 15 characters.

What's the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
As there are loads of words to decide on, your best choice is 'xylotomy' which scores 23 points in total.

What is a peculiar word from all the word combinations available ?
The most interesting word in our opinion is 'xylogen'. The dictionary defines it as "(a) (Bot.) Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state. (B) Lignin.".

How many words are there using this combination of letters?
You can go with up to a maximum of 116 entries.