4-letter words containing X

89 words, everyday words first.

89 wordsTop pick NEXTHighest score JYNX 21

19 of 89 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A appears in the most 4-letter words (1,965); Q appears in the fewest (23). X ranks #25 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 19 · most-used first

Showing the top 18 of 19 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 89

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • APEX13
  • AXAL11
  • AXED12
  • AXEL11
  • AXES11
  • AXIL11
  • AXIS11
  • AXLE11
  • AXON11
  • BOXY16
  • BRUX13
  • CALX13
  • COAX13
  • COXA13
  • COXY16
  • CRUX13
  • DEXY15
  • DIXI12
  • DIXY15
  • DOUX12
  • DOXX19
  • DOXY15
  • EAUX11
  • EXAM13
  • EXEC13
  • EXED12
  • EXES11
  • EXIT11
  • EXON11
  • EXPO13
  • EXUL11
  • FAIX14
  • FALX14
  • FAUX14
  • FIXT14
  • FLAX14
  • FLEX14
  • FLIX14
  • FLUX14
  • FOLX14
  • FOXY17
  • GREX12
  • HOAX14
  • IBEX13
  • ILEX11
  • IXIA11
  • JAXY21
  • JEUX18
  • JINX18
  • JYNX21
  • LANX11
  • LUXE11
  • LYNX14
  • MAXI13
  • MINX13
  • MIXT13
  • MIXY16
  • MOXA13
  • MPOX15
  • MYXO16
  • NEXT11
  • NIXE11
  • NIXY14
  • ONYX14
  • ORYX14
  • OXEN11
  • OXER11
  • OXES11
  • OXIC13
  • OXID12
  • OXIM13
  • PIXY16
  • PLEX13
  • POXY16
  • PREX13
  • ROUX11
  • SAXE11
  • SEXT11
  • SEXY14
  • TAXA11
  • TAXI11
  • TEXT11
  • ULEX11
  • VAXX21
  • VEXT14
  • WAXY17
  • WEXE14
  • XYST14
  • YUNX14
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 4th letter is X.
1st letter
  1. F11%
  2. A10%
  3. E10%
2nd letter
  1. X26%
  2. O15%
  3. A15%
3rd letter
  1. X36%
  2. E19%
  3. I10%
4th letter
  1. X39%
  2. Y15%
  3. T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; JYNX tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 28 words
  2. 12 points: 6 words
  3. 1313 points: 18 words
  4. 14 points: 19 words
  5. 1515 points: 4 words
  6. 16 points: 6 words
  7. 1717 points: 2 words
  8. 18 points: 2 words
  9. 1919 points: 1 words
  10. 20 points: 0 words
  11. 2121 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JYNX2123Collins only
VAXX2122NWL only
JAXY2122Collins only
DOXX1919NWL only
JINX1821All three
JEUX1821All three
FOXY1716All three
WAXY1716All three
BOXY1616All three
POXY1616Collins · NWL
PIXY1616All three
COXY1616Collins only

About these words

There are 89 4-letter words that contain X in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 19 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are F (10), A (9), E (9).

The most common last letters are X (35), Y (13), T (8).

Tip

The average word here scores 13.3 in Scrabble. JYNX tops the list with 21.

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