| aa | rough cindery lava |
| ab | an abdominal muscle |
| ad | an advertisement |
| ag | S. African a general exclamation |
| ah | an exclamation |
| ai | the three-toed sloth |
| am | the present tense of be |
| an | a form of the indefinite article |
| as | used to convey relative extent or degree |
| at | expressing location or time |
| aw | an exclamation |
| ax | dialect form of ask |
| ay | variant spelling of aye |
| ba | the soul, in Egyptian mythology |
| be | to exist |
| bi | bisexual |
| bo | a kind of fig tree |
| by | beside |
| da | a person’s father |
| DJ | a disc jockey |
| do | to perform an action |
| dy | a type of sediment |
| ee | dialect form of oh |
| eh | an exclamation |
| El | an elevated railway |
| em | a measuring unit in printing |
| en | a measuring unit in printing |
| er | expressing doubt or hesitation |
| ex | a former spouse or partner |
| fa | a musical note |
| Ga | a people in Ghana |
| GI | a US soldier |
| go | to move or travel |
| ha | an exclamation |
| he | a male person or animal |
| hi | a greeting |
| ho | an exclamation |
| id | a part of the mind |
| if | introducing a conditional clause |
| in | within |
| io | a North American moth |
| is | the present tense of be |
| it | a thing |
| ja | S. African yes |
| jo | Scottish, archaic a sweetheart |
| Ju | a kind of Chinese pottery |
| ka | the spirit, in Egyptian mythology |
| ki | a plant of the lily family |
| KO | a knockout in boxing |
| la | a musical note |
| li | a Chinese unit of distance |
| lo | archaic used to draw attention to something |
| ma | a person’s mother |
| MD | Brit. a managing director |
| me | the objective case of the first-person pronoun I |
| mi | a musical note |
| mo | a moment |
| MP | a Member of Parliament |
| mu | a Greek letter |
| my | belonging to me |
| no | not any |
| nu | a Greek letter |
| ob | a type of gene |
| od | a supposed natural force |
| of | belonging to |
| og | Australian, archaic a shilling |
| oh | an exclamation |
| oi | used to attract attention |
| OJ | orange juice |
| OK | used to express assent, agreement, etc. |
| om | a sacred mantra |
| on | supported by or covering |
| op | an operation |
| or | used to link alternatives |
| os | a bone |
| ou | a Hawaiian bird |
| ow | expressing pain |
| ox | a cow or bull |
| oy | = oi |
| Oz | Australia |
| pa | father |
| pi | a Greek letter |
| po | a chamber pot |
| qi | the life force, in Chinese philosophy |
| ra | a moraine, in Norway or Sweden |
| re | a musical note |
| ri | a Japanese unit of length |
| se | a Chinese musical instrument |
| si | = te |
| so | therefore |
| ta | thank you |
| te | a musical note |
| ti | = te |
| TV | television |
| uh | expressing hesitation |
| um | expressing hesitation |
| up | towards a higher position |
| us | the objective case of we |
| Wa | a people on the borders of China and Burma |
| we | oneself and other people |
| Wu | a dialect of Chinese |
| xi | a Greek letter |
| xu | a Vietnamese unit of money |
| ye | archaic the plural form of thou |
| Yi | a people in parts of China |
| yo | used as a greeting |
| yu | an ancient Chinese wine container |
| axe | a chopping tool |
| lax | not strict or careful enough |
| sax | a saxophone |
| zap | to destroy |
| biz | business |
| lox | N. Amer. smoked salmon |
| saz | a kind of lute |
| zed | the letter Z |
| box | a container |
| lux | a unit of illumination |
| sex | being male or female |
| zee | N. Amer. the letter Z |
| coz | archaic a cousin |
| max | maximum |
| six | the number |
| Zen | a type of Buddhism |
| cox | the person who steers a rowing |
| Mex | Mexican |
| tax | money paid to a government |
| zig | a sharp change of direction boat |
| mix | to blend or combine |
| tux | a tuxedo |
| zip | a fastener |
| dux | Scottish a top pupil at school |
| nix | nothing |
| Uzi | a type of sub-machine gun |
| zit | a spot |
| dzo | a crossbreed of a cow and a yak |
| pax | a call for a truce |
| vex | to annoy |
| zol | S. African a hand-rolled cigarette |
| fax | an electronic copy of a document |
| fez | a type of hat |
| pix | pictures |
| vox | vocals; voice |
| zoo | a place where wild animals are kept |
| fix | to attach or repair |
| pox | a disease |
| wax | substance used to make |
| fox | an animal |
| pyx | a container for Communion candles etc. bread |
| wiz | = whizz someone |
| Rex | the reigning king |
| zag | a sharp change of direction |
| burqa | = burka, a long garment worn by Muslim women |
| fiqh | the theory or philosophy of Islamic Law |
| Iraqi | a person from Iraq; relating to Iraq |
| niqab | a Muslim woman’s veil |
| qadi | a Muslim judge |
| qanat | an irrigation tunnel |
| qasida | an Arabic or Persian poem |
| qawwal | a qawwali singer |
| qawwali | Muslim devotional music |
| qi | the life force, in Chinese |
| qibla | the direction towards Mecca |
| qigong | a Chinese system of physical excercies |
| qin | a Chinese musical instrument |
| qintar | an Albanian unit of money |
| qiviut | wool from the musk ox |
| qwerty | the standard layout of a computer keyboard |
| tariqa | the Sufi method of spiritual learning |
| xanthan | a polysaccharide |
| xanthate | a chemical compound |
| xanthene | a chemical compound |
| xanthic | yellowish |
| xanthin | a yellow colouring matter |
| xanthine | a biochemical compound |
| xanthoma | a yellow patch on the skin |
| xebec | a sailing ship |
| xeme | a fork-tailed gull |
| xenia | gifts to a guest or guests |
| xenial | relating to hospitality |
| xenon | a gaseous chemical element |
| xeric | very dry |
| xeroma | abnormal dryness of a body part |
| xerophyte | a plant needing very little water |
| xerox | to photocopy |
| Xhosa | a South African people or their language |
| xi | a Greek letter |
| Xiang | a dialect of Chinese |
| xiphoid | sword-shaped |
| Xmas | Christmas |
| xoanon | a wooden image of a god |
| xography | a photographic process |
| xu | a Vietnamese unit of money |
| xylan | a compound found in wood |
| xylary | of or relating to xylem |
| xylem | plant tissue |
| xylene | a liquid hydrocarbon |
| xylite | a volatile liquid |
| xylitol | a chemical substance |
| xylol | = xylene |
| xylose: | a plant sugar |
| xyrid | a sedge-like herb |
| xyster | a surgical instrument |
| xyston | an ancient Greek spear |
| xystus | an ancient Greek portico |