Words beginning with 'xyr'


For this query, there are 6 words to choose from.

5 letter words

  • xyrid
  • xyris

9 letter words

  • xyridales

10 letter words

  • xyrichthys
  • xyridaceae

11 letter words

  • xyridaceous

How many usable words could one make using the combination searched for?
All in all, you'll find 6 words.

How many letters are in the largest word from this list?
The word 'xyridaceous' is made up of 11 characters.

In Scrabble, what's the highest number of points possible from words that start with 'xyr'?
From this particular combination, one could play 'xyrid' for a score of 16 points.

What is a strange word on this page of words that start with 'xyr'?
Dictionarypedia considers 'xyris' to be the most peculiar word. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'xyris' means "A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic United States.".