Five-Letter Words With X
There are 251 five-letter words with X in our word list, 2.2% of all five-letter words. X is most common in the middle of the word (TOXIC, EXACT) or at the end (RELAX, INDEX). Starting with X is rare. Most words contain only one X.
Quick facts
- Where the X usually falls:
- position 3 (111), position 5 (65), position 2 (51), position 1 (15)
- Most common other letters:
- e, i, a, s, o
- Words with a repeated letter:
- 66 (26%)
Common five-letter words with X
The 53 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words.
- affix
- annex
- axing
- axiom
- axles
- boxed
- boxer
- boxes
- buxom
- exact
- exalt
- exams
- excel
- exert
- exile
- exist
- exits
- expel
- extol
- extra
- exude
- exult
- fixed
- fixes
- foxed
- foxes
- index
- infix
- latex
- laxer
- maxim
- mixed
- mixer
- mixes
- oxide
- pixie
- proxy
- relax
- sexed
- sexes
- sixes
- sixth
- sixty
- taxed
- taxes
- taxis
- texts
- toxic
- toxin
- vexed
- vexes
- waxed
- waxes
All five-letter words with X
Grouped by the position of X; a word with more than one X appears in each group that applies. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.
X as the first letter (15 words)
- xebec
- xenia
- xenic
- xenon
- xeric
- xerox
- xerus
- xoana
- xylan
- xylem
- xylic
- xylol
- xylyl
- xysti
- xysts
X as the second letter (51 words)
- axels
- axial
- axile
- axils
- axing
- axiom
- axion
- axite
- axled
- axles
- axman
- axmen
- axoid
- axone
- axons
- exact
- exalt
- exams
- excel
- exeat
- execs
- exert
- exies
- exile
- exine
- exing
- exist
- exits
- exode
- exons
- expat
- expel
- expos
- extol
- extra
- exude
- exuls
- exult
- exurb
- ixias
- ixora
- ixtle
- oxbow
- oxers
- oxeye
- oxide
- oxids
- oxime
- oxims
- oxlip
- oxter
X as the third letter (111 words)
- auxin
- boxed
- boxen
- boxer
- boxes
- buxom
- caxon
- coxae
- coxal
- coxed
- coxes
- dexes
- dexie
- dixie
- dixit
- doxie
- duxes
- faxed
- faxes
- fixed
- fixer
- fixes
- fixit
- fixup
- foxed
- foxes
- goxes
- hexad
- hexed
- hexer
- hexes
- hexyl
- kexes
- laxer
- laxes
- laxly
- lexes
- lexis
- loxed
- loxes
- luxes
- maxed
- maxes
- maxim
- maxis
- mixed
- mixen
- mixer
- mixes
- mixup
- moxas
- moxie
- muxed
- muxes
- nexts
- nexus
- nixed
- nixes
- nixie
- noxal
- paxes
- pixed
- pixel
- pixes
- pixie
- poxed
- poxes
- pyxed
- pyxes
- pyxie
- pyxis
- raxed
- raxes
- rexes
- saxes
- sexed
- sexer
- sexes
- sexto
- sexts
- sixer
- sixes
- sixmo
- sixte
- sixth
- sixty
- taxed
- taxer
- taxes
- taxis
- taxol
- taxon
- taxor
- taxus
- texas
- texts
- toxic
- toxin
- tuxes
- vexed
- vexer
- vexes
- vexil
- vixen
- waxed
- waxen
- waxer
- waxes
- yexed
- yexes
- zaxes
X as the fourth letter (9 words)
- ataxy
- braxy
- deoxy
- druxy
- epoxy
- flaxy
- prexy
- proxy
- twixt
X as the fifth letter (66 words)
- addax
- admix
- affix
- annex
- beaux
- bemix
- bolix
- borax
- calix
- calyx
- carex
- choux
- cimex
- codex
- comix
- culex
- cylix
- desex
- detox
- dewax
- embox
- enfix
- fedex
- galax
- hapax
- helix
- hyrax
- immix
- inbox
- index
- infix
- kylix
- latex
- limax
- lurex
- malax
- mirex
- murex
- panax
- phlox
- podex
- pyrex
- radix
- redox
- redux
- refix
- regex
- relax
- remex
- remix
- retax
- rewax
- salix
- silex
- sorex
- telex
- unbox
- unfix
- unmix
- unsex
- untax
- varix
- vibex
- vitex
- vivax
- xerox