Words That Start With EX
Here are 708 words that start with ex, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
As a prefix, ex can mean "out of" or "former", as in exit and export. Many ex words, like exact, just share the letters.
- Words starting with ex
- 708
- Most used
- example
- Shortest
- exit
- 5 letter words
- 17
Common words that start with ex
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | example | an item of information that is typical of a class or group | 7 |
| 2 | experience | the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities | 10 |
| 3 | exactly | indicating exactness or preciseness | 7 |
| 4 | except | take exception to | 6 |
| 5 | expect | regard something as probable or likely | 6 |
| 6 | extra | more than is needed, desired, or required | 5 |
| 7 | expected | considered likely or probable to happen or arrive | 8 |
| 8 | explain | make plain and comprehensible | 7 |
| 9 | executive | a person responsible for the administration of a business | 9 |
| 10 | exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another | 8 |
| 11 | extremely | to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect | 9 |
| 12 | existing | having existence or being or actuality | 8 |
| 13 | excited | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion | 7 |
| 14 | excellent | very good;of the highest quality | 9 |
| 15 | exist | have an existence, be extant | 5 |
| 16 | expensive | high in price or charging high prices | 9 |
| 17 | exercise | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit | 8 |
| 18 | express | give expression to | 7 |
| 19 | extended | relatively long in duration; tediously protracted | 8 |
| 20 | examples | an item of information that is typical of a class or group | 8 |
| 21 | experienced | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | 11 |
| 22 | extreme | of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity | 7 |
| 23 | explained | make plain and comprehensible | 9 |
| 24 | exclusive | not divided or shared with others | 9 |
| 25 | excuse | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | 6 |
| 26 | expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | 6 |
| 27 | existence | the state or fact of existing | 9 |
| 28 | experiences | go or live through | 11 |
| 29 | expression | the feelings expressed on a person's face | 10 |
| 30 | exciting | creating or arousing excitement | 8 |
| 31 | expansion | the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope | 9 |
| 32 | experts | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | 7 |
| 33 | expressed | communicated in words | 9 |
| 34 | external | happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface | 8 |
| 35 | exact | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact | 5 |
| 36 | exposed | with no protection or shield | 7 |
| 37 | extensive | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity | 9 |
| 38 | exists | have an existence, be extant | 6 |
| 39 | extent | the point or degree to which something extends | 6 |
| 40 | extension | a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt | 9 |
| 41 | expectations | belief about (or mental picture of) the future | 12 |
| 42 | explanation | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or... | 11 |
| 43 | exposure | vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; or | 8 |
| 44 | expecting | regard something as probable or likely | 9 |
| 45 | explains | make plain and comprehensible | 8 |
| 46 | experiment | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | 10 |
| 47 | exhibition | the act of exhibiting | 10 |
| 48 | extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable | 13 |
| 49 | exception | a deliberate act of omission | 9 |
| 50 | exit | an opening that permits escape or release | 4 |
4 letter words that start with ex
- exit
- exam
- expo
- exec
- exes
- exon
5 letter words that start with ex
- extra
- exist
- exact
- exams
- exile
- excel
- exits
- exert
- expel
- execs
- expat
- expos
- exalt
- exude
- extol
- exons
- exult
6 letter words that start with ex
- except
- expect
- excuse
- expert
- exists
- extent
- expand
- extend
- export
- excess
- expose
- exceed
- exotic
- exempt
- exodus
- extras
- expire
- exited
- exiled
- excite
- excise
- extant
- exhale
- exiles
- expiry
- excels
- expats
- expend
- extort
- exerts
- exudes
- expels
- exuded
- exalts
- exhort
- exhume
- exacts
- extols
- extern
- examen
- exarch
- exilic
- exacta
- exults
- exurbs
7 letter words that start with ex
- example
- exactly
- explain
- excited
- express
- extreme
- experts
- exposed
- explore
- existed
- expense
- examine
- exhibit
- exports
- extract
- extends
- excuses
- execute
- expects
- exploit
- exhaust
- expired
- explode
- exclude
- extinct
- exceeds
- expands
- expires
- excerpt
- exposes
- exiting
- excused
- expanse
- exalted
- exerted
- excites
- exclaim
- exhumed
- excised
- exhaled
- exotics
- exempts
- expound
- exacted
- extents
- exhales
- excrete
- expunge
- exuding
- exigent
- exhorts
- exotica
- excimer
- excreta
- exciter
- extrude
- exciton
- exiling
- expends
- exudate
11 more in the filter below.
8 letter words that start with ex
- expected
- exchange
- existing
- exercise
- extended
- examples
- exciting
- external
- exposure
- explains
- expenses
- expanded
- executed
- examined
- explicit
- exterior
- explored
- excluded
- explorer
- exhibits
- exposing
- exploded
- exceeded
- expelled
- explores
- examines
- exported
- exploits
- examiner
- existent
- extremes
- extracts
- excerpts
- explodes
- excludes
- exporter
- excelled
- excesses
- exempted
- executes
- expedite
- expiring
- executor
- expended
- exacting
- exponent
- exorcist
- expertly
- exertion
- exorcism
- exerting
- exclaims
- excision
- exemplar
- extender
- exegesis
- expunged
- excavate
- excreted
- excusing
31 more in the filter below.
9 letter words that start with ex
- executive
- extremely
- excellent
- expensive
- explained
- exclusive
- existence
- expansion
- expressed
- extensive
- extension
- expecting
- exception
- execution
- explosion
- expanding
- excessive
- exercises
- exhausted
- expertise
- exploring
- extending
- explosive
- exchanges
- excluding
- examining
- exhibited
- exchanged
- exclusion
- exploited
- extracted
- exemption
- exceeding
- expresses
- exquisite
- executing
- exploding
- exercised
- expressly
- extremist
- exporting
- explorers
- expulsion
- exemplary
- expansive
- excursion
- extremism
- exporters
- extortion
- exposures
- excavated
- exchequer
- excitedly
- exclaimed
- extremity
- examiners
- expedited
- exuberant
- expectant
- excelsior
70 more in the filter below.
10 letter words that start with ex
- experience
- expression
- experiment
- exhibition
- explaining
- excitement
- excellence
- executives
- expedition
- expressing
- exceptions
- explicitly
- extensions
- extraction
- explosives
- extinction
- exercising
- explosions
- exhausting
- exposition
- exhaustion
- expectancy
- expiration
- exploiting
- extremists
- excavation
- excellency
- executions
- expressive
- exhibiting
- exchanging
- exemptions
- exhaustive
- externally
- extracting
- expansions
- excursions
- exaggerate
- expressway
- extinguish
- excitation
- exhibitors
- exorbitant
- expendable
- expatriate
- exacerbate
- exonerated
- exclusions
- exclusives
- executable
- extradited
- extraneous
- exuberance
- excavating
- expandable
- exclaiming
- exchangers
- excavators
- expediency
- extractive
54 more in the filter below.
11 letter words that start with ex
- experienced
- experiences
- explanation
- examination
- exclusively
- experiments
- exploration
- exceptional
- expectation
- expressions
- extensively
- expenditure
- exaggerated
- exhibitions
- existential
- extravagant
- expeditions
- exceedingly
- excessively
- exponential
- explanatory
- extradition
- excavations
- exacerbated
- exploratory
- exemplified
- exclamation
- executioner
- exclusivity
- extremities
- exasperated
- exemplifies
- exquisitely
- exterminate
- expatriates
- excellently
- extrapolate
- exoskeleton
- exhortation
- extenuating
- exaggerates
- extractions
- extinctions
- exacerbates
- expositions
- explosively
- exfoliating
- expendables
- extroverted
- exportation
- exfoliation
- exhilarated
- exoneration
- exploitable
- expeditious
- explainable
- expensively
- exculpatory
- expressways
- expectantly
32 more in the filter below.
12 letter words that start with ex
- expectations
- experimental
- experiencing
- exploitation
- explanations
- examinations
- expenditures
- exaggeration
- experimented
- exaggerating
- extinguished
- exhilarating
- explorations
- excruciating
- experiential
- extravaganza
- extinguisher
- exploitative
- exterminated
- extravagance
- exclusionary
- extramarital
- exasperation
- exterminator
- extrapolated
- executioners
- expansionist
- exacerbating
- exhilaration
- experimenter
- exhaustively
- expropriated
- exasperating
- expansionism
- exchangeable
- extortionate
- exhortations
- exemplifying
- exacerbation
- excitability
- expansionary
- expectancies
- exclamations
- exoskeletons
- extraversion
- extinguishes
- excellencies
- extrasensory
- exorbitantly
- expressively
- extortionist
- extroversion
- externalized
- expatriation
- exponentials
- expressivity
- extrapolates
- exonerations
- explicitness
- expositional
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How many words start with ex?
This list has 708 words starting with ex, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with ex?
example, experience, exactly, except, expect, extra, expected, explain.
What 5 letter words start with ex?
extra, exist, exact, exams, exile, excel, exits, exert, expel, execs.
What does the prefix ex mean?
As a prefix, ex can mean "out of" or "former", as in exit and export. Many ex words, like exact, just share the letters.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.