5-Letter Words With X in Them
There are 209 five-letter words with X in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like INDEX, TEXAS, EXTRA 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.
Most common
- index13
- texas12
- extra12
- fixed16
- taxes12
- boxes14
- mixed15
- exist12
- exact14
- excel14
- texts12
- proxy17
- latex12
- sixth15
- toxic14
- relax12
- pixel14
- annex12
- fixes15
- exams14
All 209 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- remix 14
- xerox 19
- boxed 15
- mixer 14
- oxide 13
- sixty 15
- fedex 16
- maxim 16
- boxer 14
- mixes 14
- faxes 15
- helix 15
- exile 12
- nexus 12
- expat 14
- detox 13
- taxis 12
- exits 12
- epoxy 17
- axial 12
- sexes 12
- taxed 13
- toxin 12
- axiom 14
- xenon 12
- comix 16
- taxon 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
- radix 13
- expel 14
- affix 18
- exons 12
- beaux 14
- moxie 14
- axons 12
- maxis 14
- xenia 12
- carex 14
- dixit 13
- kylix 19
- silex 12
- axion 12
- oxbow 17
- calyx 17
- vexed 16
- buxom 16
- phlox 17
- deoxy 16
- maxed 15
- exalt 12
- sixes 12
- borax 14
- galax 13
- infix 15
- taxol 12
- sexed 13
- auxin 12
- lurex 12
- xylem 17
- exult 12
- extol 12
- hexes 15
- exude 13
- tuxes 12
- fixit 15
- culex 14
- taxus 12
- saxes 12
- nixed 13
- nixes 12
- twixt 15
- xeric 14
- murex 14
- mixup 16
- calix 14
- nixie 12
- mirex 14
- foxed 16
- axing 13
- doxie 13
- hexyl 18
- pyxis 17
- xylan 15
- oxime 14
- unbox 14
- coxes 14
- axels 12
- coxed 15
- waxen 15
- sexto 12
- axils 12
- hexed 16
- maxes 14
- hyrax 18
- waxer 15
- cimex 16
- laxer 12
- axone 12
- xebec 16
- vexes 15
- admix 15
- addax 14
- prexy 17
- ixora 12
- hapax 17
- ataxy 15
- axile 12
- axite 12
- axled 13
- axman 14
- axmen 14
- bemix 16
- braxy 17
- coxae 14
- coxal 14
- cylix 17
- desex 13
- dewax 16
- dexes 13
- dexie 13
- exine 12
- exing 13
- exurb 14
- flaxy 18
- goxes 13
- hexad 16
- hexer 15
- immix 16
- ixias 12
- ixtle 12
- kexes 16
- laxes 12
- laxly 15
- lexes 12
- loxed 13
- loxes 12
- luxes 12
- moxas 14
- oxeye 15
- oxids 13
- oxims 14
- oxlip 14
- 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
- sixmo 14
- sixte 12
- taxer 12
- unfix 15
- unmix 14
- unsex 12
- varix 15
- vexer 15
- vexil 15
- xenic 14
- xerus 12
- xylol 15
- xylyl 18
- xysti 15
- xysts 15
- zaxes 21
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with X in them?
There are 209 five-letter words with X in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are INDEX, TEXAS, EXTRA.
What are common five-letter words with X in them?
INDEX, TEXAS, EXTRA, FIXED, TAXES are the most frequently used. The full list of 209 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.