26 Ways to Fail

Oh dear, I'm terribly unprepared today, well I was thinking about what letter it it today. X. X is a letter that is not used very often. I mean, when most people think about X they think about X-rays or Xylophones or Xoloitzcuintli. Okay, maybe not that last one. (Which is a breed of dog.) The letter X is the third least common letter in the English language. So, for the benefit of all of you reading (I think there are more than five of you now...) here are some words that start with X. (These are from yourdictionary.com) Also some cool facts:

English adopted the letter X from Greek and Etruscan roots. You’ll most often find an X at the start of words with Greek origin. You’ll find the letter X used in other languages too, but mostly preceded by a vowel rather than starting a word.

The letter X is also used in English as a symbolic representation of a kiss. Legend has it that in ancient times, illiterate people signed their names with a cross or an X, and then kissed the signature to indicate that they approve and blessed their signature.

So I guess that just defies all common sense that a kiss would be an 0 because it looks like a mouth and an x is a hug because it has arms. Curse you Mrs. Thaker and your wrongness! (My 2nd grade teacher.) Here are the words:

Xanadu (n) - an exotic, luxurious place. This word comes from the poem "Kubla Khan" by Samuel T. Coleridge.
Xanax (n) - a pharmaceutical drug that is used to treat depression and anxiety.
Xanthic (n) - yellowish in color; having to do with the compound xanthine.
Xebec: A xebec is a special three-masted sailing ship used in the Mediterranean.
Xenolith (n) - a fragment of a rock embedded inside another rock.
Xenon: Scientists call xenon one of the noble gases. It’s odorless, colorless, and found in very small quantities in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Xenophobia (n) - fear or hatred towards foreigners, foreign countries, or anything foreign. Other related words: xenophobic (adj.) and xenophobe (n) (this one is kind of my favorite)
Xeric (adj.) - dry or desert like conditions; having very little moisture.
Xerography: The word for a process to copy documents is xerography.
Xerox: Xerox is the patented process for copying documents, and the name of a corporation. The word Xerox should never be used as a synonym for photocopying a document.
Xhosa: Xhosa is the name of the Bantu language, and a name for a member of the Bantu people of South Africa.
Xylem: Botanists describe the tubes within the stems of woody plants as xylem. The xylem conducts fluids up the plant, while phloem brings the fluids down.
Xylograph (n) - a wood engraving.
Xyloid (adj.) - resembling wood; woody.
Xylophone: A percussion instrument with wood or metal tubes struck with hammers.
XML: A computer language abbreviation for extensible markup language.

Is that enough for you? I'm sure it isn't. More words!

xantham, xanthams, xanthan, xanthans, xanthate, xanthates, xanthein, xantheins, xanthene, xanthenes
xanthic, xanthin, xanthine, xanthines, xanthins, xanthochroia, xanthochroias, xanthochroic, xanthochroics
xanthochroid, xanthochroids, xanthochroism, xanthochroisms, xanthochromia, xanthochromias, xanthochroous
xanthoma, xanthomas, xanthomata, xanthomatoses, xanthomatosis, xanthomatous, xanthomelanous
xanthone, xanthones, xanthophyll, xanthophyllic, xanthophyllous, xanthophylls, xanthopsia, xanthopsias, xanthopterin, xanthopterine, xanthopterines, xanthopterins
xanthous
xanthoxyl
xanthoxyls
xebec
xebecs
xenarthral
xenia
xenial
xenias
xenic
xenium
xenobiotic
xenobiotics
xenocryst
xenocrysts
xenodiagnoses
xenodiagnosis
xenodiagnostic
xenodochia
xenodochium
xenogamies
xenogamy
xenogeneic
xenogeneses
xenogenesis
xenogenetic
xenogenic
xenogenies
xenogenous
xenogeny
xenoglossia
xenoglossias
xenograft
xenografts
xenolith
xenolithic
xenoliths
xenomania
xenomanias
xenomenia
xenomenias
xenomorphic
xenon
xenons
xenophile
xenophiles
xenophilia
xenophilias
xenophilic
xenophilous
xenophobe
xenophobes
xenophobia
xenophobias
xenophobic
xenophobically
xenophobies
xenophoby
xenophya
xenoplastic
xenopus
xenopuses
xenotime
xenotimes
xenotransplantation
xenotransplantations
xenotropic
xenurine
xerafin
xerafins
xeranses
xeransis
xeranthemum
xeranthemums
xerantic
xeraphim
xeraphims
xerarch
xerasia
xerasias
xeric
xerically
xericities
xericity
xerochasies
xerochasy
xeroderma
xerodermas
xerodermata
xerodermatic
xerodermatous
xerodermia
xerodermias
xerodermic
xerographer
xerographers
xerographic
xerographically
xerographies
xerography
xeroma
xeromas
xeromata
xeromorph
xeromorphic
xeromorphous
xeromorphs
xerophagies
xerophagy
xerophile
xerophilies
xerophilous
xerophily
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmias
xerophthalmic
xerophyte
xerophytes
xerophytic
xerophytically
xerophytism
xerophytisms
xeroradiographies
xeroradiography
xerosere
xeroseres
xeroses
xerosis
xerostoma
xerostomas
xerostomata
xerostomia
xerostomias
xerotes
xerothermic
xerotic
xerotripses
xerotripsis
xerox
xeroxed
xeroxes
xeroxing
xerus
xeruses
xi
xiphihumeralis
xiphihumeralises
xiphiplastra
xiphiplastral
xiphiplastrals
xiphiplastron
xiphisterna
xiphisternal
xiphisternum
xiphisternums
xiphoid
xiphoidal
xiphoids
xiphopagi
xiphopagic
xiphopagous
xiphopagus
xiphophyllous
xiphosuran
xiphosurans
xis
xoana
xoanon
xu
xylan
xylans
xylem
xylems
xylene
xylenes
xylenol
xylenols
xylic
xylidin
xylidine
xylidines
xylidins
xylitol
xylitols
xylobalsamum
xylobalsamums
xylocarp
xylocarpous
xylocarps
xylochrome
xylochromes
xylogen
xylogenous
xylogens
xylograph
xylographed
xylographer
xylographers
xylographic
xylographical
xylographically
xylographies
xylographing
xylographs
xylography
xyloid
xyloidin
xyloidine
xyloidines
xyloidins
xylol
xylologies xylology xylols xyloma xylomas xylomata xylometer xylometers xylonic xylonite xylonites xylophagan xylophagans xylophage xylophages xylophagous xylophilous xylophones xylophonic xylophonist xylophonists xylopyrographies xylopyrography xylorimba xylorimbas xylosexyloses xylotomies xylotomist xylotomists xylotomous xylotomy xylotypographic xylotypographies xylotypography xylyl xylyls xyridaceous xyst xyster xysters xysti xystoi xystos xysts xystus xystuses

I tried condensing it but honestly it was taking forever. Well you now know a whole bunch more words so good night and enjoy life.

Jasmine Crespo

P.S.
This is really me blogging so should I join the toast war even though Peter, Aninimous and Patrick lied to me?