5-Letter Words With E and X
Looking for five-letter words with E and X in them? There are 146 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like INDEX, TEXAS, EXTRA, 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
- texas12
- extra12
- fixed16
- taxes12
- boxes14
- mixed15
- exist12
- exact14
- excel14
- texts12
- latex12
- relax12
- pixel14
- annex12
- fixes15
- exams14
- remix14
- xerox19
- boxed15
All 146 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- mixer 14
- oxide 13
- fedex 16
- boxer 14
- mixes 14
- faxes 15
- helix 15
- exile 12
- nexus 12
- expat 14
- detox 13
- exits 12
- epoxy 17
- sexes 12
- taxed 13
- xenon 12
- codex 15
- exert 12
- expos 14
- lexis 12
- pixie 14
- redux 13
- faxed 16
- telex 12
- vixen 15
- foxes 15
- execs 14
- pyrex 17
- axles 12
- redox 13
- waxed 16
- waxes 15
- fixer 15
- expel 14
- exons 12
- beaux 14
- moxie 14
- xenia 12
- carex 14
- silex 12
- vexed 16
- deoxy 16
- maxed 15
- exalt 12
- sixes 12
- sexed 13
- lurex 12
- xylem 17
- exult 12
- extol 12
- hexes 15
- exude 13
- tuxes 12
- culex 14
- saxes 12
- nixed 13
- nixes 12
- xeric 14
- murex 14
- nixie 12
- mirex 14
- foxed 16
- doxie 13
- hexyl 18
- oxime 14
- coxes 14
- axels 12
- coxed 15
- waxen 15
- sexto 12
- hexed 16
- maxes 14
- waxer 15
- cimex 16
- laxer 12
- axone 12
- xebec 16
- vexes 15
- prexy 17
- axile 12
- axite 12
- axled 13
- axmen 14
- bemix 16
- coxae 14
- desex 13
- dewax 16
- dexes 13
- dexie 13
- exine 12
- exing 13
- exurb 14
- goxes 13
- hexad 16
- hexer 15
- ixtle 12
- kexes 16
- laxes 12
- lexes 12
- loxed 13
- loxes 12
- luxes 12
- oxeye 15
- oxter 12
- paxes 14
- pixes 14
- poxed 15
- poxes 14
- pyxes 17
- pyxie 17
- raxed 13
- raxes 12
- refix 15
- remex 14
- retax 12
- rewax 15
- rexes 12
- sexts 12
- sixte 12
- taxer 12
- unsex 12
- vexer 15
- vexil 15
- xenic 14
- xerus 12
- zaxes 21
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with E and X in them?
There are 146 five-letter words with E and X in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are INDEX, TEXAS, EXTRA.
What are common five-letter words with E and X in them?
INDEX, TEXAS, EXTRA, FIXED, TAXES are the most frequently used. The full list of 146 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.