5-letter words with A as the 4th letter and X as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern leaves 13 matches: A sits in position four, and X closes every word. RELAX is the sole common entry; the others include HYRAX, HAPAX, and PANAX. Collins accepts all 13, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 9, so your game’s dictionary affects which words you can play.

5-letter words with A as 4th and X as 5th at a glance

• All 13 matches place A fourth and X last; no other final letter appears.
• Collins includes all 13, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9.
• RELAX is the only common entry, and 7 words have definitions.
• HYRAX leads the scoring list at 18 points, followed by HAPAX at 17.

Which A-X words score highest?

HYRAX tops the list at 18 points. HAPAX scores 17, DEWAX scores 16, and REWAX scores 15; BORAX, PANAX, ADDAX, LIMAX, and MALAX each score 14. The X is the scoring draw here, but a high tile total does not make an unfamiliar word easy to recall.

RELAX is the clear everyday anchor among these matches, and it is also the only one counted as common. Keep less familiar options such as GALAX, LIMAX, and RETAX in reserve for a board or clue that supports them; checking your game’s word list matters when you move beyond RELAX.

How should you use the A-X pattern?

The final X makes this pattern unusually tight: the neighboring five-letter pattern with A fourth and S last has 282 matches, compared with just 13 here. Lock in the fourth-position A, then test the remaining letters against the game’s dictionary instead of assuming every familiar-looking guess is accepted.

For Wordle, all 13 matches are allowed guesses, but only 2 are answers. That makes the pattern a narrow filter, not a way to identify an answer by itself. Collins has four entries beyond each 9-word ENABLE and NWL2023 set, so tournament or puzzle rules can change the playable choices.