5-Letter Words With U and X
There are 20 five-letter words with U and X in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like NEXUS, REDUX, BEAUX appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
20 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- nexus 12
- redux 13
- beaux 14
- buxom 16
- auxin 12
- lurex 12
- exult 12
- exude 13
- tuxes 12
- culex 14
- taxus 12
- murex 14
- mixup 16
- unbox 14
- exurb 14
- luxes 12
- unfix 15
- unmix 14
- unsex 12
- xerus 12
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with U and X in them?
There are 20 five-letter words with U and X in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are NEXUS, REDUX, BEAUX.
What are common five-letter words with U and X in them?
NEXUS, REDUX, BEAUX, BUXOM, AUXIN 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.
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.