# Game: Post a word beginning with \*this\* letter that has \*that\* letter in it **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 8, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677 "2018-06-08T13:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 102
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2021 "2018-10-24T21:42:09Z")
[Xerofilo](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xer%C3%B3filo) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2022 "2018-10-25T00:54:10Z")
xylophage ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2023 "2018-10-25T01:13:26Z")
xenophobia ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2024 "2018-10-25T22:20:09Z")
xenophilia ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2025 "2018-10-27T23:11:50Z")
Xinji City in China ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2026 "2018-10-29T13:36:52Z")
we always struggle when we get to x… Xe **k** ina ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2027 "2018-10-29T13:47:50Z")
xime **l** olagnia ``` The desire to look at women who cross their legs ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2028 "2018-10-29T14:03:20Z")
xeroderma ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2029 "2018-10-29T14:16:48Z")
I’m not going through 2000+ posts to see if this one has been used before Xa **n** thoma ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2030 "2018-10-29T18:38:22Z")
xer **o** sis (and, Blue, don’t feel bad about repetition in the X’s. I had to reuse the X-K combination to keep the game going. There just aren’t a ton of words that start with X.) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2031 "2018-10-29T21:31:36Z")
ximelo **p** hobia Fear of women who cross their legs ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2032 "2018-10-31T23:46:43Z")
Xy **q** uil ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2033 "2018-11-01T02:23:01Z")
Xe **r** ox ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2034 "2018-11-01T13:20:05Z")
xylophone **s** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2035 "2018-11-01T16:18:38Z")
xan **t** hophyll ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2036 "2018-11-01T18:27:35Z")
nm Can we dupe? I was going to put in a Xu word, but it had a “v”, and I’d like to save it for next slot. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2037 "2018-11-01T18:34:12Z")
X **u** lane ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2038 "2018-11-02T13:23:57Z")
[dupe this time. we’ll make an xclusive xception for xv.] ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2039 "2018-11-02T20:43:21Z")
I had found another word to swap in for XU. I now present you with: Xu **v** ia ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-post-a-word-beginning-with-this-letter-that-has-that-letter-in-it/815677/2040 "2018-11-03T13:47:40Z")
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