5-Letter Words Ending in X
Looking for five-letter words that end in X? There are 50 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like INDEX, LATEX, RELAX, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- index13
- latex12
- relax12
- annex12
- remix14
- xerox19
- fedex16
- helix15
- detox13
- comix16
- codex15
- redux13
- telex12
- pyrex17
- redox13
- radix13
- affix18
- beaux14
- carex14
- kylix19
All 50 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- silex 12
- calyx 17
- phlox 17
- borax 14
- galax 13
- infix 15
- lurex 12
- culex 14
- murex 14
- calix 14
- mirex 14
- unbox 14
- hyrax 18
- cimex 16
- admix 15
- addax 14
- hapax 17
- bemix 16
- cylix 17
- desex 13
- dewax 16
- immix 16
- refix 15
- remex 14
- retax 12
- rewax 15
- unfix 15
- unmix 14
- unsex 12
- varix 15
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that end in X?
There are 50 five-letter words that end in X in the tournament word lists. The most common are INDEX, LATEX, RELAX.
What are common five-letter words that end in X?
INDEX, LATEX, RELAX, ANNEX, REMIX are the most frequently used. The full list of 50 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.