5 Letter Words Ending With X

There are 66 five-letter words ending with X in our word list, 0.6% of all five-letter words. Words ending in X mostly end in -EX, -IX or -AX, such as INDEX, AFFIX and RELAX. It is a short list, so a known X at the end narrows a search very quickly.

Quick facts

Most common endings:: -EX (22), -IX (19), -AX (14), -OX (7)
Most common other letters:: e, i, a, r, l
Words with a repeated letter:: 16 (24%)

Common 5 letter words ending with X

The 6 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words. Not sure what one means? Look it up in the Online Dictionary.

affix
annex
index
infix
latex
relax

All 5 letter words ending with X

Grouped by the first letter. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.

A___X (4 words)

addax
admix
affix
annex

B___X (4 words)

beaux
bemix
bolix
borax

C___X (9 words)

calix
calyx
carex
choux
cimex
codex
comix
culex
cylix

D___X (3 words)

desex
detox
dewax

E___X (2 words)

embox
enfix

F___X (1 word)

fedex

G___X (1 word)

galax

H___X (3 words)

hapax
helix
hyrax

I___X (4 words)

immix
inbox
index
infix

K___X (1 word)

kylix

L___X (3 words)

latex
limax
lurex

M___X (3 words)

malax
mirex
murex

P___X (4 words)

panax
phlox
podex
pyrex

R___X (10 words)

radix
redox
redux
refix
regex
relax
remex
remix
retax
rewax

S___X (3 words)

salix
silex
sorex

T___X (1 word)

telex

U___X (5 words)

unbox
unfix
unmix
unsex
untax