5-Letter Words Containing X

137 five-letter words containing the letter X, including 51 common words such as AFFIX, EXALT, EXUDE, MAXIM. Common words come first because they are the likeliest Wordle answers.

Starting withA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Ending inA B C D E F G H IJK L M N O PQR S T UVW X Y Z

ContainingA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Common words (51)

affix
annex
axing
axiom
axles
boxed
boxer
boxes
buxom
exact
exalt
exams
excel
exert
exile
exist
exits
expel
extol
extra
exude
exult
fixed
fixes
foxed
foxes
index
infix
latex
laxer
maxim
mixed
mixer
mixes
oxide
pixie
proxy
relax
sixes
sixth
sixty
taxed
taxes
taxis
texts
toxic
toxin
vexed
vexes
waxed
waxes

Less common and rare words (86)

addax
admix
auxin
axial
axils
axons
borax
braxy
calyx
cimex
codex
coxae
coxed
coxes
culex
cylix
desex
detox
dixie
epoxy
exeat
execs
exine
exons
expat
expos
exurb
faxed
faxes
fixer
helix
hexad
hexed
hexer
hexes
hexyl
hyrax
immix
inbox
ixtle
kylix
laxly
lexis
lurex
luxes
maxed
maxes
maxis
moxie
murex
nexus
nixed
nixes
oxbow
oxime
paxes
phlox
pixel
poxes
prexy
pyxes
pyxie
radix
redux
refix
regex
remex
remix
saxes
taxer
taxon
telex
tuxes
twixt
unfix
unsex
varix
vixen
waxen
xebec
xenia
xenon
xeric
xerox
xylem
xylol

How to use it

Start with the common words.
Cross out words with letters you've already ruled out.
For green and yellow clues together, use the Wordle solver.

Tips

In common 5-letter words with X, the most frequent letter at each position is E · X · X · E · S.
Good guesses to test more letters: EXIST, EXALT, LATEX, TAXED.

Questions

How many 5-letter words containing the letter X are there?

137 in this list, 51 of them common.

Which one is today's Wordle answer?

This list doesn't know the daily answer. Enter your colored guesses in the Wordle solver to narrow it down.