5-Letter Words With O and X
Looking for five-letter words with O and X in them? There are 53 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like BOXES, PROXY, TOXIC, 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
- boxes14
- proxy17
- toxic14
- xerox19
- boxed15
- oxide13
- boxer14
- detox13
- epoxy17
- toxin12
- axiom14
- xenon12
- comix16
- taxon12
- codex15
- expos14
- foxes15
- redox13
- exons12
- moxie14
All 53 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- axons 12
- axion 12
- oxbow 17
- buxom 16
- phlox 17
- deoxy 16
- borax 14
- taxol 12
- extol 12
- foxed 16
- doxie 13
- oxime 14
- unbox 14
- coxes 14
- coxed 15
- sexto 12
- axone 12
- ixora 12
- coxae 14
- coxal 14
- goxes 13
- loxed 13
- loxes 12
- moxas 14
- oxeye 15
- oxids 13
- oxims 14
- oxlip 14
- oxter 12
- poxed 15
- poxes 14
- sixmo 14
- xylol 15
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with O and X in them?
There are 53 five-letter words with O and X in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are BOXES, PROXY, TOXIC.
What are common five-letter words with O and X in them?
BOXES, PROXY, TOXIC, XEROX, BOXED are the most frequently used. The full list of 53 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.