5-letter words ending in X
There are 47 five-letter words ending in X in our word list. 4 of them are common everyday words, such as INDEX, RELAX, ANNEX and REMIX.
- Words
- 47
- Common words
- 4
- Top score
- XEROX
- 19 points
X rarely starts an English word, and most words that do begin with XY- or XE- from Greek. In the middle and at the end it is far more common, as in BOX, EXAM and RELAX.
Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.
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5-letter words (47)
- index
- relax
- annex
- remix
- codex
- detox
- helix
- latex
- xerox
- affix
- beaux
- redox
- redux
- borax
- calyx
- carex
- comix
- culex
- phlox
- radix
- telex
- unbox
- calix
- galax
- hyrax
- infix
- murex
- silex
- varix
- addax
- cimex
- hapax
- kylix
- mirex
- refix
- unfix
- unsex
- admix
- bemix
- cylix
- desex
- dewax
- immix
- remex
- retax
- rewax
- unmix
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Good first guesses
These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:
- relax
- index
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in X are there?
Our word list has 47 five-letter words ending in X. 4 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common five-letter words ending in X?
The most common are INDEX, RELAX, ANNEX, REMIX, CODEX and DETOX.
Which five-letter word ending in X scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, XEROX scores 19 points, the most of any five-letter word ending in X in our list.
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