6-Letter Words With X in Them
Our word finder knows 336 six-letter words with X in them. Common picks such as EXCEPT, EXPERT, EXPECT lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- except17
- expert15
- expect17
- matrix15
- luxury16
- extent13
- export15
- expand16
- oxford17
- exists13
- deluxe14
- excess15
- syntax16
- extend14
- extras13
- exceed16
- oxygen17
- pixels15
- exotic15
- boxing16
All 336 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- exempt 17
- mixing 16
- galaxy 17
- prefix 18
- excuse 15
- vertex 16
- fixing 17
- duplex 16
- expose 15
- excite 15
- expire 15
- exodus 14
- extern 13
- unisex 13
- cortex 15
- mixers 15
- dexter 14
- reflex 16
- vortex 16
- suffix 19
- expiry 18
- excise 15
- climax 17
- convex 18
- toxins 13
- faxing 17
- maxima 17
- boxers 15
- tuxedo 14
- reflux 16
- taxing 14
- oxides 14
- influx 16
- sphinx 18
- waxing 17
- fluxes 16
- praxis 15
- pixies 15
- sexton 13
- cervix 18
- elixir 13
- exited 14
- axioms 15
- dioxin 14
- expats 15
- expend 16
- toxics 15
- extant 13
- plexus 15
- exiled 14
- exiles 13
- saxony 16
- sexist 13
- phenix 18
- hoaxes 16
- sexism 15
- excels 15
- larynx 16
- ataxia 13
- alexia 13
- thorax 16
- examen 15
- boxcar 17
- annexe 13
- exerts 13
- exhale 16
- xylene 16
- efflux 19
- maxims 17
- sextet 13
- hexane 16
- outbox 15
- vixens 16
- axonal 13
- exudes 14
- sexier 13
- pretax 15
- sexing 14
- flexed 17
- foxing 17
- bijoux 22
- icebox 17
- taxman 15
- exacta 15
- flexor 16
- skybox 22
- vexing 17
- anoxic 15
- laxity 16
- coaxed 16
- anoxia 13
- exhort 16
- exeunt 13
- flexes 16
- toxoid 14
- premix 17
- extort 13
- hotbox 18
- xylose 16
- sphynx 21
- oxalic 15
- earwax 16
- expels 15
- surtax 13
- fixers 16
- oxalis 13
- exuded 15
- smilax 15
- hexose 16
- exalts 13
- flaxen 16
- exacts 15
- alkoxy 20
- ethoxy 19
- axilla 13
- coccyx 22
- bombyx 22
- jinxed 21
- syrinx 16
- fixate 16
- plexes 15
- axeman 15
- maxing 16
- hallux 16
- extols 13
- fixity 19
- taxied 14
- myxoma 20
- prolix 15
- muskox 19
- lexeme 15
- toxine 13
- lexica 15
- sexpot 15
- oxtail 13
- bollox 15
- sexily 16
- klaxon 17
- coaxes 15
- sixths 16
- styrax 16
- urtext 13
- exhume 18
- exarch 18
- hatbox 18
- axemen 15
- exilic 15
- auspex 15
- axenic 15
- cowpox 20
- oximes 15
- nontax 13
- fornix 16
- peroxy 18
- auxins 13
- lummox 17
- adnexa 14
- exedra 14
- volvox 19
- taxons 13
- dextro 14
- exults 13
- unsexy 16
- myxoid 19
- ataxic 15
- hoaxer 16
- axions 13
- exonic 15
- taxies 13
- spadix 16
- exurbs 15
- waxers 16
- apexes 15
- adieux 14
- admixt 16
- afflux 19
- alexin 13
- axised 14
- axises 13
- axites 13
- axlike 17
- axones 13
- axonic 15
- axseed 14
- banjax 22
- bemixt 17
- biaxal 15
- biflex 18
- bollix 15
- bombax 19
- boxful 18
- boxier 15
- boxily 18
- bruxed 16
- bruxes 15
- calxes 15
- caudex 16
- claxon 15
- coaxal 15
- coaxer 15
- commix 19
- coxing 16
- cruxes 15
- deixis 14
- desoxy 17
- dexies 14
- dioxan 14
- dioxid 15
- diplex 16
- dixits 14
- doxies 14
- eutaxy 16
- excide 16
- exequy 25
- exiler 13
- exines 13
- exodoi 14
- exodos 14
- exogen 14
- exonym 18
- exsect 15
- exsert 13
- extoll 13
- exuvia 16
- fixure 16
- flaxes 16
- fluxed 17
- foxier 16
- foxily 19
- handax 17
- hexade 17
- hexads 17
- hexers 16
- hexing 17
- hexone 16
- hexyls 19
- hoaxed 17
- ibexes 15
- ilexes 13
- ixodid 15
- ixoras 13
- ixtles 13
- jinxes 20
- laxest 13
- loxing 14
- luxate 13
- lynxes 16
- mastix 15
- maxixe 22
- meninx 15
- minxes 15
- mixups 17
- moxies 15
- nixies 13
- nixing 14
- onyxes 16
- oryxes 16
- outfox 16
- oxbows 18
- oxcart 15
- oxeyes 16
- oxidic 16
- oxlike 17
- oxlips 15
- oxters 13
- paxwax 25
- pegbox 18
- pickax 21
- plexal 15
- plexor 15
- poleax 15
- pollex 15
- poxier 15
- poxing 16
- praxes 15
- prexes 15
- pyxies 18
- raxing 14
- remixt 15
- rexine 13
- scolex 15
- sextan 13
- sextos 13
- silvex 16
- sixmos 15
- sixtes 13
- storax 13
- subfix 18
- taxeme 15
- taxers 13
- taxite 13
- taxmen 15
- taxols 13
- teabox 15
- unaxed 14
- unfixt 16
- unmixt 15
- unvext 16
- vernix 16
- vexers 16
- vexils 16
- waxier 16
- waxily 19
- xebecs 17
- xenial 13
- xenias 13
- xenons 13
- xylans 16
- xylems 18
- xyloid 17
- xylols 16
- xylyls 19
- xyster 16
- xystoi 16
- xystos 16
- xystus 16
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many six-letter words are there with X in them?
There are 336 six-letter words with X in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are EXCEPT, EXPERT, EXPECT.
What are common six-letter words with X in them?
EXCEPT, EXPERT, EXPECT, MATRIX, LUXURY are the most frequently used. The full list of 336 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.