5-Letter Words with X in Them
The letter X is a rare guest in English — which is exactly why Wordle players go looking for it. When your clues point at an X and the clock is ticking, you don't want a generic word list; you want every valid 5-letter word with an X, nothing else.
Below is the complete computed set: each word verified against our dictionary, with the exact count and a few stats on where X likes to hide. Use them as guesses, or cross off the ones you've already ruled out.
140exact word count
Xmost common start (19 words)
Xmost common end (48 words)
2.0avg vowels per word
The full list — 140 words
acrux
addax
admix
affix
annex
auxin
axial
axiom
beaux
benxi
borax
botox
boxer
braxy
bronx
buxom
calix
calyx
cimex
clxii
clxiv
clxix
clxvi
codex
coxae
culex
cylix
detox
dixie
dixon
durex
epoxy
essex
exact
exalt
excel
exeat
exert
exile
exine
exist
expat
expel
extol
extra
exude
exult
exurb
exxon
fedex
felix
fixer
glaxo
helix
hexad
hexyl
hoxha
hyrax
immix
inbox
index
ixion
ixtle
kylix
latex
lexis
lexus
linux
lomax
lurex
luxor
lxvii
maxim
mixed
mixer
mixup
moxie
murex
naxos
nexis
nexus
nixon
oxbow
oxide
oxime
phlox
pixel
pixie
prexy
proxy
pyrex
pyxie
pyxis
radix
redux
regex
relax
remex
rolex
roxie
saxon
sexed
sioux
sixty
spinx
taxed
taxer
taxon
telex
texan
texas
texes
timex
toxic
toxin
twixt
unbox
varix
vaxes
vixen
voxel
xcvii
xebec
xenia
xenon
xeres
xeric
xerox
xhosa
xingu
xterm
xviii
xxiii
xxvii
xxxii
xxxiv
xxxix
xxxvi
xylem
xylol
How this list was made. Every word above was computed from the SCOWL
en_US-large word list (73,959 English words) using the exact filter for this page — no
hand-picking, no padding, no guessing. Counts are exact. The list includes some uncommon
and Scrabble-style words because the source dictionary is comprehensive; that is by design.