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Searching for five-letter words with an X in them? 273 valid 5 letter words contain X, and 35 of them are common everyday words. The most used is extra. Add the rest of your clues to the finder, or scroll down for the full lists. For any other pattern, try the 5 letter words finder.
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Shows every 5 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
5 letter words with X at a glance
- Valid words
- 273
- Common words
- 35
- Most common
- extra
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- proxy 17 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- zaxes 21 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- pixel
- The 1st letter is E in 26% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is X in 31% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is X in 43% of common words.
- The 4th letter is E in 40% of common words.
- The 5th letter is X in 20% of common words.
Common 5 letter words with X (35)
The words with 5 letters containing X you're most likely to know, most used first.
- extra12
- exist12
- fixed16
- mixed15
- index13
- exact14
- sixth15
- relax12
- toxic14
- sixty15
- exile12
- boxer14
- excel14
- proxy17
- pixel14
- oxide13
- nexus12
- annex12
- mixer14
- latex12
- maxim16
- exert12
- boxed15
- toxin12
- detox13
- expel14
- helix15
- codex15
- axial12
- pixie14
- epoxy17
- waxed16
- fixer15
- axiom14
- expat14
How to find a five-letter word with an X in Wordle
Looking for 5 letter words that contain X to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has X in "Must contain". If you know its spot, use a green box instead.
A real example from our word list: the answer is BOXER, and all you know is that it has an X in it, which leaves 35 common words. Open with PIXEL, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: PIXEL X and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 3 possible answers: boxer, boxed and waxed.
Guess 2: BOXED B, O, X and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: BOXER All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
Where X appears in the word
In common words with X, the letter sits most often in the third spot (43%) and least often in the first (0%). If you've had X come back yellow, try it in the third or second spot next.
None of the common words here use X twice.
The letters that appear most often alongside X are E (in 77%), I (in 51%) and T (in 31%).
| Position | Common words with X there | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| First | 0 | |
| Second | 11 | extra, exist, exact, exile |
| Third | 15 | fixed, mixed, sixth, toxic |
| Fourth | 2 | proxy, epoxy |
| Fifth | 7 | index, relax, annex, latex |
What the most common ones mean
- extra
- adjectivemore than is needed, desired, or required
- exist
- verbhave an existence, be extant
- fixed
- adjective(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
- mixed
- adjectiveconsisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- index
- nouna numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- exact
- adjectivemarked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
- sixth
- adjectivecoming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
- relax
- verbbecome less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- toxic
- adjectiveof or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
- sixty
- adjectivebeing ten more than fifty
- exile
- verbexpel from a country
- boxer
- nounsomeone who fights with his fists for sport
- excel
- verbdistinguish oneself
- proxy
- nouna person authorized to act for another
- pixel
- noun(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words with X
X is rare in English. In 5 letter words it most often comes after E, as in exact, extra and index, or at the end, as in relax. X is worth 8 points in Scrabble, so X words score well even without bonus squares. In Wordle, X answers are uncommon, so only commit to X when your clues point to it.
X is one of the least common letters for 5 letter words, ranking 25 out of 26.
Where X fits in a word
X almost never starts a common English word. In five letter words it sits second or third, usually after E, as in exist and sixth, or last, as in index and helix. X is worth 8 points in Scrabble, so words like proxy and epoxy score highly. A yellow X in Wordle is best tried second after E, or last. For X endings, see 5 letter words ending in X.
Vowels in 5 letter words with X
E is the most common vowel here, appearing in 77% of the common words, followed by I (51%) and A (29%). The least common is U (3%).
9% have just one vowel, like sixth, sixty and proxy. At the other end, exile, oxide and axial have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 19 nouns, 10 adjectives and 6 verbs.
Nouns include index, boxer and proxy. Adjectives include extra, fixed and mixed. Verbs include exist, relax and exile.
Best Wordle guesses with X
Top guesses, with the average number of the 35 common words each leaves: PIXEL (2.3), TOXIC (2.6), MIXED (2.6), MIXER (2.7) and TOXIN (2.7).
23% repeat a letter, and one has a double letter: annex.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words with X in Scrabble
Top common words: proxy (17), epoxy (17) and fixed (16). All valid words: zaxes (21), zexes (21) and xerox (19). 107 words reach 15 points or more.
All 273 valid 5 letter words with X238 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- texas12
- taxes12plural
- boxes14plural
- texts12plural
- exams14plural
- linux12
- remix14
- forex15
- fixes15plural
- exits12plural
- mixes14plural
- taxed13
- inbox14
- taxis12plural
- sexes12
- foxes15plural
- fedex16
- dixie13
- execs14plural
- xerox19
- axles12plural
- vixen15
- sixes12plural
- xenon12
- vexed16
- maxed15
- redox13
- redux13
- beaux14
- waxes15plural
- affix18
- expos14plural
- exalt12
- axons12plural
- moxie14
- dixit13
- exude13
- pyrex17
- taxon12
- borax14
- sexed13
- faxed16
- xenia12
- calyx17
- faxes15plural
- lexis12
- maxis14plural
- buxom16
- phlox17
- salix12
- telex12
- voxel15
- capex16
- extol12
- nixed13
- radix13
- exons12plural
- xylem17
- axing13
- auxin12
- carex14
- hexes15plural
- oxbow17
- mixup16
- culex14
- axils12plural
- comix16
- twixt15
- choux17
- sixer12
- deoxy16
- unbox14
- fixit15
- maxes14plural
- axion12
- xrays15plural
- galax13
- murex14
- nixie12
- tuxes12plural
- hexed16
- silex12
- foxed16
- taxol12
- sexts12plural
- vexes15plural
- exult12
- pyxis17
- infix15
- wuxia15
- flexo15
- taxus12
- nixes12plural
- vitex15
- waxen15
- laxer12
- axels12plural
- doxie13
- oxime14
- saxes12plural
- xeric14
- panax14
- lurex12
- calix14
- coxed15
- hyrax18
- rexes12plural
- waxer15
- coxes14
- varix15
- sorex12
- cimex16
- hexyl18
- sexto12
- xylan15
- boxen14
- coxae14
- mixte14
- addax14
- hexer15
- hapax17
- kylix19
- laxly15
- axman14
- limax14
- unsex12
- ixora12
- refix15
- xebec16
- prexy17
- exurb14
- coxal14
- unfix15
- mirex14
- boxty17
- foxie15
- sixte12
- exeat12
- nexts12plural
- admix15
- ataxy15
- axile12
- axite12
- axled13
- axmen14
- axoid13
- axone12
- bemix16
- bolix14
- braxy17
- caxon14
- coxib16
- cylix17
- desex13
- dewax16
- dexes13plural
- dexie13
- druxy16
- duxes13plural
- embox16
- enfix15
- exeem14
- exeme14
- exies12
- exine12
- exing13
- exode13
- exuls12plural
- flaxy18
- goxes13plural
- hexad16
- hoxed16
- hoxes15plural
- immix16
- ixias12plural
- ixtle12
- jaxie19
- kexes16plural
- laxes12plural
- lexes12plural
- loxed13
- loxes12plural
- luxes12plural
- malax14
- mixen14
- moxas14plural
- muxed15
- muxes14plural
- myxos17plural
- nixer12
- noxal12
- noxes12plural
- orixa12
- oxers12plural
- oxeye15
- oxids13plural
- oxies12
- oxims14plural
- oxlip14
- oxter12
- paxes14plural
- pixes14plural
- podex15
- poxed15
- poxes14plural
- pyxed18
- pyxes17plural
- pyxie17
- raxed13
- raxes12plural
- remex14
- retax12
- rewax15
- sexer12
- sixmo14
- taxer12
- taxor12
- texes12plural
- unmix14
- untax12
- vexer15
- vexil15
- vibex17
- wexed16
- wexes15plural
- woxen15
- xenic14
- xerus12
- xoana12
- xylic17
- xylol15
- xylyl18
- xysti15
- xysts15plural
- yexed16
- yexes15plural
- zaxes21plural
- zexes21plural
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words with X are there?
273 valid words; 35 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word with an X?
The most common is extra. Other everyday examples are exist, fixed and mixed.
What is the best Wordle guess with X?
pixel, leaving about 2.3 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word with X scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, proxy scores 17 points. Among all valid words, zaxes scores 21.
Where does X usually go in a 5 letter word?
Most often in the third spot (43% of the common words with X), then the second (31%). It's least common in the first spot.
What 5 letter words have X and E in them?
E is the letter most often found with X (27 of the common words). Examples: extra, exist, fixed and mixed.
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