5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and X as the 5th letter

That fixed E _ _ _ X pattern has a lopsided opening: R begins eight entries, while D is next with three. Five are common English words, but the full set mixes familiar choices such as RELAX and DETOX with less everyday forms. All 17 qualify in Collins and NWL2023; ENABLE includes 16.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 17 tournament-dictionary words match E in position two and X at the end.
• RELAX, REMIX, FEDEX, DETOX, and HELIX are among the recognizable entries.
• R leads as the first letter with eight words; D follows with three.
• The average score is 14.2 points, and XEROX tops the scoring list at 19.
• Only three matches are Wordle answers, although all 17 are allowed guesses.

Which 5-letter words have E second and X fifth?

The 17 matches are RELAX, REMIX, FEDEX, DETOX, HELIX, XEROX, REDOX, REDUX, BEAUX, TELEX, REFIX, DESEX, BEMIX, DEWAX, REMEX, RETAX, and REWAX. Use the fixed letters first, then test the opening: eight options start with R, but just one starts with X.

That imbalance is a useful solving shortcut. Once E and X are locked in, trying R covers more candidates than trying any other first letter; D is the next strongest opening, with three. The five common entries are easier to recognize, but several valid matches are specialist or uncommon words.

Scoring and Wordle overlap

XEROX is the top scorer at 19 points. FEDEX, BEMIX, and DEWAX each score 16, while HELIX, REFIX, and REWAX score 15 apiece. The average is 14.2, so the high-value X at the end gives this pattern a strong scoring profile even when the rest of the word is ordinary.

Wordle overlap is much narrower than the allowed-guess set: three of these words appear among the answers, while all 17 are allowed guesses. The available facts do not identify which three are answers, so treat the count as a filter rather than a hint to a particular solution. ENABLE also omits one entry accepted by Collins and NWL2023; check your game's word list when validity matters.