5-letter words containing X
277 words, everyday words first.
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277 wordsTop pick EXTRAHighest score ZAXES 21
50 of 277 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
S appears in the most 5-letter words (5,856); Q appears in the fewest (110). X ranks #25 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- EXTRA12
- TEXAS12
- EXIST12
- FIXED16
- TAXES12
- MIXED15
- INDEX13
- EXACT14
- SIXTH15
- BOXES14
- TEXTS12
- RELAX12
- TOXIC14
- EXAMS14
- LINUX12
- REMIX14
- SIXTY15
- EXILE12
- BOXER14
- EXCEL14
- PROXY17
- PIXEL14
- OXIDE13
- NEXUS12
- FOREX15
- FIXES15
- EXITS12
- MIXES14
- TAXED13
- INBOX14
- ANNEX12
- MIXER14
- TAXIS12
- FOXES15
- FEDEX16
- LATEX12
- MAXIM16
- DIXIE13
- EXERT12
- BOXED15
- TOXIN12
- DETOX13
- EXPEL14
- HELIX15
- CODEX15
- AXIAL12
- PIXIE14
- BOTOX14
All valid words 277
- ADDAX14
- ADMIX15
- AFFIX18
- ANNEX12
- ATAXY15
- AUXIN12
- AXELS12
- AXIAL12
- AXILE12
- AXILS12
- AXING13
- AXIOM14
- AXION12
- AXITE12
- AXLED13
- AXLES12
- AXMAN14
- AXMEN14
- AXOID13
- AXONE12
- AXONS12
- BEAUX14
- BEMIX16
- BOLIX14
- BORAX14
- BOTOX14
- BOXED15
- BOXEN14
- BOXER14
- BOXES14
- BOXLA14
- BRAXY17
- BUXOM16
- CALIX14
- CALYX17
- CAREX14
- CAXON14
- CHOUX17
- CIMEX16
- CODEX15
- COMIX16
- COXAE14
- COXAL14
- COXED15
- COXES14
- CULEX14
- CYLIX17
- DEOXY16
- DESEX13
- DETOX13
- DEWAX16
- DEXES13
- DEXIE13
- DIXIE13
- DIXIT13
- DOXED14
- DOXES13
- DOXIE13
- DRUXY16
- DUXES13
- EMBOX16
- ENFIX15
- EPOXY17
- EXACT14
- EXALT12
- EXAMS14
- EXCEL14
- EXEAT12
- EXECS14
- EXEEM14
- EXEME14
- EXERT12
- EXIES12
- EXILE12
- EXINE12
- EXING13
- EXIST12
- EXITS12
- EXODE13
- EXOME14
- EXONS12
- EXPAT14
- EXPEL14
- EXPOS14
- EXTOL12
- EXTRA12
- EXUDE13
- EXULS12
- EXULT12
- EXURB14
- FAXED16
- FAXES15
- FEDEX16
- FIXED16
- FIXER15
- FIXES15
- FIXIT15
- FLAXY18
- FLEXO15
- FOREX15
- FOXED16
- FOXES15
- FOXIE15
- GALAX13
- GOXES13
- HAPAX17
- HELIX15
- HEXAD16
- HEXED16
- HEXER15
- HEXES15
- HEXYL18
- HOXED16
- HOXES15
- HYRAX18
- IMMIX16
- INBOX14
- INDEX13
- INFIX15
- IXIAS12
- IXNAY15
- IXORA12
- IXTLE12
- JAXIE19
- KEXES16
- KYLIX19
- LATEX12
- LAXER12
- LAXES12
- LAXLY15
- LEXES12
- LEXIS12
- LIMAX14
- LINUX12
- LOXED13
- LOXES12
- LUREX12
- LUXER12
- LUXES12
- MALAX14
- MAXED15
- MAXES14
- MAXIM16
- MAXIS14
- MIREX14
- MIXED15
- MIXEN14
- MIXER14
- MIXES14
- MIXTE14
- MIXUP16
- MOXAS14
- MOXIE14
- MUREX14
- MUXED15
- MUXES14
- MYXOS17
- NEXTS12
- NEXUS12
- NIXED13
- NIXER12
- NIXES12
- NIXIE12
- NOXAL12
- NOXES12
- ORIXA12
- OXBOW17
- OXERS12
- OXEYE15
- OXIDE13
- OXIDS13
- OXIME14
- OXIMS14
- OXLIP14
- OXTER12
- PANAX14
- PAXES14
- PHLOX17
- PIXEL14
- PIXES14
- PIXIE14
- PODEX15
- POXED15
- POXES14
- PREXY17
- PROXY17
- PYREX17
- PYXED18
- PYXES17
- PYXIE17
- PYXIS17
- RADIX13
- RAXED13
- RAXES12
- REDOX13
- REDUX13
- REFIX15
- RELAX12
- REMEX14
- REMIX14
- RETAX12
- REWAX15
- REXES12
- SALIX12
- SAXES12
- SEXED13
- SEXER12
- SEXES12
- SEXTO12
- SEXTS12
- SILEX12
- SIXER12
- SIXES12
- SIXMO14
- SIXTE12
- SIXTH15
- SIXTY15
- SOREX12
- TAXED13
- TAXER12
- TAXES12
- TAXIS12
- TAXOL12
- TAXON12
- TAXOR12
- TAXUS12
- TELEX12
- TEXAS12
- TEXES12
- TEXTS12
- TOXIC14
- TOXIN12
- TUXES12
- TWIXT15
- UNBOX14
- UNFIX15
- UNMIX14
- UNSEX12
- UNTAX12
- VARIX15
- VAXED16
- VAXES15
- VEXED16
- VEXER15
- VEXES15
- VEXIL15
- VIBEX17
- VITEX15
- VIXEN15
- VOXEL15
- WAXED16
- WAXEN15
- WAXER15
- WAXES15
- WEXED16
- WEXES15
- WOXEN15
- WUXIA15
- XEBEC16
- XENIA12
- XENIC14
- XENON12
- XERIC14
- XEROX19
- XERUS12
- XOANA12
- XYLAN15
- XYLEM17
- XYLIC17
- XYLOL15
- XYLYL18
- XYSTI15
- XYSTS15
- YEXED16
- YEXES15
- ZAXES21
- ZEXES21
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Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZAXES | 21 | 21 | All three |
| ZEXES | 21 | 21 | Collins only |
| XEROX | 19 | 19 | All three |
| KYLIX | 19 | 19 | All three |
| JAXIE | 19 | 21 | Collins only |
| AFFIX | 18 | 18 | All three |
| HYRAX | 18 | 16 | All three |
| HEXYL | 18 | 17 | All three |
| FLAXY | 18 | 18 | All three |
| XYLYL | 18 | 18 | All three |
| PYXED | 18 | 18 | Collins only |
| PROXY | 17 | 17 | All three |
About these words
There are 277 5-letter words that contain X in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 50 of them are common in everyday English. 37 are on the Wordle answer list.
The most common first letters are E (30), A (21), M (18).
The most common last letters are S (69), X (67), D (26).
Tip
The average word here scores 14.1 in Scrabble. ZAXES tops the list with 21.
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