5 Letter Words With the Letter X

Start with TAXES. It splits the 444 5 letter words with x more evenly than any other first guess, and the full list sits below it.

Know X belongs in the word but not where? 444 words contain it, AFFIX, ANNEX, AXIAL among them, and 37 can still be the answer.

136 of them end in X, which is the ending that repeats most here.

Best First Guesses

With 444 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

TAXES: takes 444 down to 50 at worst.
MIXER: down to 56.
PIXEL: down to 57. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on X more than any other letter: 136 words, about a third of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (280), I (161) and A (149). Only 27 of the 444 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With the Letter X

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AFFIX
ANNEX
AXIAL
AXIOM
AXION
BORAX
BOXER
BUXOM
DETOX
EPOXY
EXACT
EXALT
EXCEL
EXERT
EXILE
EXIST
EXPEL
EXTOL
EXTRA
EXULT
FIXER
HELIX
INBOX
INDEX
MAXIM
OXIDE
PIXEL
PIXIE
PROXY
RELAX
SIXTH
SIXTY
TOXIC
TOXIN
TWIXT
VIXEN
WAXEN
BOXED
BOXES
EXAMS
FIXED
FIXES
LATEX
LINUX
MIXED
MIXER
REMIX
TAXES
TEXAS
TEXTS
XEROX

5 Letter Words Starting With X

XEROX
XEBEC
XENIA
XENIC
XENON
XENOS
XENYL
XERES
XERIC
XERUS
XICAK
XINCA
XOANA
XOLOS
XRAYS
XUREL
XVIII
XXIII
XYLAN
XYLEM
XYLIA
XYLIC
XYLOL
XYLON
XYLYL
XYRID
XYRIS
XYSTI
XYSTS

5 Letter Words With X as the Second Letter

AXIAL
AXIOM
AXION
EXACT
EXALT
EXCEL
EXERT
EXILE
EXIST
EXPEL
EXTOL
EXTRA
EXULT
OXIDE
EXAMS
AXELS
AXERS
AXILE
AXILS
AXINE
AXING
AXITE
AXLED
AXLES
AXMAN
AXMEN
AXOID
AXONE
AXONS
EXAUN
EXCUD
EXCUR
EXDIE
EXEAT
EXECS
EXECT
EXEDE
EXEEM
EXEME
EXFIL
EXHBN
EXIER
EXIES
EXINE
EXING
EXION
EXITE
EXITS
EXLEX
EXODE
EXODY
EXOME
EXONS
EXOPT
EXPAT
EXPDT
EXPOS
EXPTL
EXPWY
EXSEC
EXTER
EXUDE
EXULS
EXURB
EXUST
EXXON
IXIAS
IXION
IXNAY
IXORA
IXTLE
OXANE
OXBOW
OXBOY
OXEAS
OXERS
OXEYE
OXFLY
OXIDS
OXIES
OXIME
OXIMS
OXINE
OXLIP
OXMAN
OXMEN
OXTER

5 Letter Words With X in the Middle

BOXER
BUXOM
FIXER
MAXIM
PIXEL
PIXIE
SIXTH
SIXTY
TOXIC
TOXIN
VIXEN
WAXEN
BOXED
BOXES
FIXED
FIXES
MIXED
MIXER
TAXES
TEXAS
TEXTS
AIXES
AUXIL
AUXIN
BIXIN
BOXEN
BOXLA
BOXTY
BUXUS
CAXON
COXAE
COXAL
COXED
COXES
COXIB
DEXES
DEXIE
DEXYS
DIXIE
DIXIT
DOXED
DOXES
DOXIE
DUXES
FAXED
FAXES
FIXIE
FIXIT
FIXUP
FOXED
FOXER
FOXES
FOXIE
FOXLY
GOXES
HEXAD
HEXED
HEXER
HEXES
HEXIS
HEXYL
HOXED
HOXES
JAXIE
JIXIE
JUXTA
KEXES
LAXED
LAXER
LAXES
LAXLY
LEXES
LEXIA
LEXIC
LEXIS
LOXED
LOXES
LOXIA
LOXIC
LUXED
LUXER
LUXES
LUXUS
MAXED
MAXES
MAXIS
MIXEN
MIXES
MIXIE
MIXIS
MIXTE
MIXUP
MOXAS
MOXIE
MUXED
MUXES
MYXOS
NEXAL
NEXIN
NEXTS
NEXUM
NEXUS
NIXED
NIXER
NIXES
NIXIE
NIXON
NOXAL
NOXAS
NOXES
NYXIS
PAXES
PBXES
PIXES
POXED
POXES
PYXED
PYXES
PYXIE
PYXIS
RAXED
RAXES
REXEN
REXES
ROXIE
SAXES
SAXON
SEXED
SEXER
SEXES
SEXLY
SEXOR
SEXTO
SEXTS
SIXER
SIXES
SIXMO
SIXTE
SOXES
TAXED
TAXER
TAXIN
TAXIR
TAXIS
TAXOL
TAXON
TAXOR
TAXUS
TEXAN
TEXES

5 Letter Words With X as the Fourth Letter

EPOXY
PROXY
TWIXT
ADOXA
ADOXY
ATAXY
AZOXY
BRAXY
COAXY
DEOXY
DIOXY
DRUXY
FLAXY
FLDXT
FLEXI
FLEXO
MINXY
ORIXA
PAUXI
PIOXE
PLEXI
PREXY
TRIXY

5 Letter Words Ending In X

AFFIX
ANNEX
BORAX
DETOX
HELIX
INBOX
INDEX
RELAX
LATEX
LINUX
REMIX
ACRUX
ADDAX
ADFIX
ADMIX
ADMRX
ADNEX
ALPAX
AMPYX
AUDAX
BEAUX
BEMIX
BERYX
BLONX
BOLIX
BRONX
CALIX
CALYX
CAPAX
CAPEX
CAREX
CHOUX
CIMEX
CODEX
COMIX
COMOX
CONEX
CULEX
CYLIX
DEFIX
DESEX
DETAX
DEVEX
DEWAX
DIREX
DONAX
DURAX
EMBOX
ENFIX
ESSEX
FAULX
FEDEX
FELIX
FEROX
FILIX
FOREX
GALAX
GLAUX
GULIX
HAPAX
HYRAX
IMMIX
INFIX
IRPEX
JAPYX
JUDEX
KERYX
KYLIX
LARIX
LATAX
LIMAX
LUREX
MALAX
MATAX
MIEUX
MIREX
MONAX
MUREX
NINOX
NOHEX
ORTYX
PANAX
PHLOX
PHYNX
PINAX
PLOTX
PODEX
PREUX
PULEX
PUMEX
PYREX
RADIX
RAMEX
REBOX
REDOX
REDUX
REFIX
REGEX
REMEX
RESEX
RETAX
RETOX
REWAX
RUMEX
SALIX
SCALX
SENEX
SILEX
SIOUX
SIREX
SOREX
SOULX
SPHEX
STRIX
TELEX
THANX
THRAX
UNBOX
UNFIX
UNHEX
UNLAX
UNMIX
UNSEX
UNTAX
UNWAX
UPMIX
UPWAX
URBEX
VARIX
VIBEX
VIBIX
VIEUX
VITEX
VIVAX

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

UNSEX: Make infertile.
LAXLY: In a permissively lenient manner.
KYLIX: A shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece.
ADDAX: Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa.
VARIX: Abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel.
OXIME: Any compound containing the group -C=NOH.
INFIX: Put or introduce into something.
PYXIS: A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines.
EXULT: To express great joy. It is on the answer list.
SILEX: A pure form of finely ground silica.
UNBOX: Remove from a box.
SIXER: The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
OXBOW: A U-shaped curve in a stream.
AUXIN: A plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain X?

Yes. EXTRA, EXIST and INDEX all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. TEXTS and ESSEX are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ADMIX really a word?

Yes. Mix or blend. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

EXTRA. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZEXES and ZAXES are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

AXION, BORAX and BUXOM. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

Part of: 5 Letter Words