5-Letter Words With P and X
Looking for five-letter words with P and X in them? There are 20 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like PROXY, PIXEL, EXPAT, 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.
20 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- proxy 17
- pixel 14
- expat 14
- epoxy 17
- expos 14
- pixie 14
- pyrex 17
- expel 14
- phlox 17
- mixup 16
- pyxis 17
- prexy 17
- hapax 17
- oxlip 14
- paxes 14
- pixes 14
- poxed 15
- poxes 14
- pyxes 17
- pyxie 17
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with P and X in them?
There are 20 five-letter words with P and X in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are PROXY, PIXEL, EXPAT.
What are common five-letter words with P and X in them?
PROXY, PIXEL, EXPAT, EPOXY, EXPOS are the most frequently used. The full list of 20 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.