Words With the Letter X

X is one of the hardest letters to play and one of the most valuable in word games. Here are 2,011 words of up to ten letters that contain X, 648 of them common, sorted from shortest to longest.

Common words (648)

ax
ox
box
cox
fix
fox
lax
mix
six
tax
vex
wax
apex
axed
axes
axis
axle
coax
crux
exam
exit
flex
flux
foxy
hoax
jinx
next
oxen
taxi
text
waxy
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
apexes
axioms
boxcar
boxers
boxing
climax
coaxed
coaxes
convex
cortex
cruxes
deluxe
duplex
exacts
exalts
exceed
excels
except
excess
excise
excite
excuse
exempt
exerts
exhale
exhort
exhume
exiled
exiles
exists
exited
exodus
exotic
expand
expect
expels
expend
expert
expire
expiry
export
expose
extant
extend
extent
extols
extort
extras
exuded
exudes
exults
fixing
flexed
flexes
fluxed
fluxes
foxier
foxing
galaxy
hoaxed
hoaxes
influx
jinxed
jinxes
larynx
laxest
laxity
luxury
matrix
maxima
maxims
mixers
mixing
oxides
oxygen
pickax
pixies
prefix
reflex
sexing
sexism
sexist
sexual
sixths
sphinx
suffix
syntax
taxied
taxing
toxins
tuxedo
vexing
vortex
waxier
waxing
affixed
affixes
annexed
annexes
anthrax
anxiety
anxious
asexual
beeswax
boxcars
coaxing
coexist
complex
context
dioxide
equinox
exacted
exacter
exactly
exalted
examine
example
exceeds
excepts
excerpt
excised
excises
excited
excites
exclaim
exclude
excrete
excused
excuses
execute
exempts
exerted
exhaled
exhales
exhaust
exhibit
exhorts
exhumed
exhumes
exiling
existed
exiting
exotics
expands
expanse
expects
expends
expense
experts
expired
expires
explain
explode
exploit
explore
exports
exposed
exposes
expound
express
extends
extents
extinct
extorts
extract
extreme
exuding
exulted
fixable
fixture
flexing
fluxing
foxiest
hexagon
hoaxing
indexed
indexes
inexact
jinxing
lexical
lexicon
mailbox
maximal
maximum
mixture
noxious
oxidize
paradox
perplex
phoenix
postbox
pretext
proxies
relaxed
relaxes
simplex
sixteen
sixties
taxable
taxicab
taxiing
textile
textual
texture
tuxedos
waxiest
affixing
annexing
appendix
bisexual
climaxed
climaxes
coexists
contexts
crucifix
duplexes
dyslexia
exactest
exacting
exalting
examined
examiner
examines
exampled
examples
excavate
exceeded
excelled
excepted
excerpts
excesses
exchange
excising
exciting
exclaims
excluded
excludes
excreted
excretes
excusing
executed
executes
executor
exempted
exercise
exerting
exertion
exhaling
exhausts
exhibits
exhorted
exhuming
existent
existing
exoduses
expanded
expanses
expected
expedite
expelled
expended
expenses
expertly
expiring
explains
explicit
exploded
explodes
exploits
explored
explorer
explores
exponent
exported
exporter
exposing
exposure
expounds
extended
exterior
external
extincts
extolled
extorted
extracts
extremer
extremes
exultant
exulting
fixation
fixtures
flexible
flexibly
galaxies
hexagons
indexing
influxes
laxative
lexicons
luxuries
maximize
maximums
mixtures
orthodox
oxidized
oxidizes
peroxide
pickaxed
pickaxes
prefixed
prefixes
pretexts
reflexes
relaxing
sexually
sixpence
sixteens
sixtieth
smallpox
sphinxes
suffixed
suffixes
taxation
taxicabs
taxpayer
textbook
textiles
textured
textures
vexation
vortexes
anxieties
anxiously
auxiliary
axiomatic
bisexuals
climaxing
coexisted
complexes
dexterity
dexterous
equinoxes
examiners
examining
exampling
excavated
excavates
exceeding
excellent
excelling
excepting
exception
excerpted
excessive
exchanged
exchanges
excitable
exclaimed
excluding
exclusion
exclusive
excrement
excreting
excursion
excusable
executing
execution
executive
executors
exemplary
exemplify
exempting
exemption
exercised
exercises
exertions
exhausted
exhibited
exhorting
existence
exonerate
expanding
expansion
expansive
expectant
expecting
expedient
expedited
expedites
expelling
expending
expensive
expertise
explained
expletive
exploding
exploited
explorers
exploring
explosion
explosive
exponents
exporters
exporting
exposures
expounded
expressed
expresses
expressly
expulsion
exquisite
extending
extension
extensive
exteriors
externals
extincted
extolling
extorting
extortion
extracted
extradite
extremely
extremest
extremist
extremity
extricate
extrovert
exuberant
fixations
hexagonal
juxtapose
laxatives
luxuriant
luxuriate
luxurious
mailboxes
maximized
maximizes
obnoxious
oxidation
oxidizing
paradoxes
peroxided
peroxides
perplexed
perplexes
pickaxing
prefixing
proximity
reflexive
saxophone
sexuality
sixpences
sixteenth
sixtieths
suffixing
taxpayers
textbooks
textually
texturing
vexations
xylophone
annexation
anticlimax
appendixes
asphyxiate
chatterbox
circumflex
coexisting
complexion
complexity
contextual
crucifixes
exacerbate
exaggerate
exaltation
exasperate
excavating
excavation
excellence
exceptions
excerpting
exchanging
excitement
exclaiming
exclusives
excursions
executable
executions
executives
exemptions
exercising
exhausting
exhaustion
exhaustive
exhibiting
exhibition
exhilarate
existences
exonerated
exonerates
exorbitant
expandable
expansions
expatriate
expectancy
expediency
expedients
expediting
expedition
expendable
experience
experiment
expiration
explaining
expletives
explicable
explicitly
exploiting
explosions
explosives
exposition
expounding
expressing
expression
expressive
expressway
expulsions
extensions
externally
extincting
extinction
extinguish
extracting
extraction
extradited
extradites
extraneous
extremists
extricated
extricates
extroverts
exuberance
exultation
homosexual
inexorable
inexorably
inflexible
intoxicate
juxtaposed
juxtaposes
luxuriated
luxuriates
maximizing
peroxiding
perplexing
perplexity
reflexives
relaxation
saxophones
sixteenths
unexpected
unorthodox
xenophobia
xylophones

Less common and rare words (1,363)

A selection of 500; the rest are mostly technical or very rare.

ex
axe
fax
hex
lox
nix
pix
pox
pyx
sax
tux
axon
boxy
exec
exes
expo
flax
ibex
lynx
minx
onyx
roux
axial
axons
borax
calyx
codex
coxed
coxes
detox
epoxy
execs
expat
expos
exurb
faxed
faxes
fixer
helix
hexed
hexes
inbox
laxly
lexis
maxed
maxes
moxie
nexus
nixed
nixes
oxbow
phlox
pixel
poxes
pyxes
remix
saxes
telex
tuxes
twixt
vixen
waxen
xenon
xerox
xylem
cervix
coaxer
coccyx
cowpox
coxing
dioxin
earwax
elixir
exeunt
expats
faxing
fixate
fixers
fixity
flaxen
foxily
hatbox
hexing
hoaxer
ibexes
icebox
klaxon
lummox
lynxes
maxing
minxes
nixing
onyxes
outfox
oxbows
oxcart
oxford
oxtail
pixels
plexus
pretax
prolix
sexier
sexily
sextet
sexton
surtax
taxman
taxmen
texted
thorax
tippex
unisex
vertex
vixens
xylene
bauxite
betwixt
boombox
boxroom
boxwood
calyxes
coxcomb
detoxed
detoxes
dioxins
elixirs
epoxied
epoxies
excreta
exigent
exotica
expiate
expunge
extrude
fixated
fixates
fixedly
fixings
flummox
foxfire
foxhole
foxhunt
foxtrot
gateaux
gearbox
hoaxers
inboxes
jukebox
klaxons
laxness
maxilla
nexuses
overtax
oxcarts
oxfords
oxidise
oxtails
oxymora
perspex
phalanx
pharynx
pillbox
poleaxe
remixed
remixes
saltbox
sandbox
sexiest
sexists
sexless
sextant
sextets
sextons
sixfold
soapbox
spandex
subtext
taxiway
telexed
telexes
texting
toolbox
toxemia
waxwing
waxwork
xeroxed
xeroxes
anorexia
anorexic
apoplexy
asphyxia
aviatrix
boxrooms
breadbox
chateaux
checkbox
cicatrix
coxcombs
coxswain
cybersex
detoxify
detoxing
dextrose
dioxides
doxology
dyslexic
epoxying
excision
exciters
execrate
exegeses
exegesis
exemplar
exigency
exiguous
exorcise
exorcism
exorcist
expiated
expiates
expunged
expunges
extruded
extrudes
fixating
fixative
flextime
foxglove
foxholes
foxhound
foxhunts
foxtrots
hatboxes
horsebox
iceboxes
inexpert
lummoxes
lunchbox
matchbox
maxillae
maximise
moneybox
monoxide
nontoxic
outboxes
outfoxed
outfoxes
oxidised
oxidiser
oxidises
oxidizer
oxymoron
paintbox
parallax
paroxysm
plexuses
poleaxed
poleaxes
preexist
quixotic
relaxant
remixing
sexiness
sexology
sextants
snuffbox
subtexts
surtaxed
surtaxes
tableaux
taxiways
taxonomy
teletext
telexing
textural
thoraxes
tippexed
tippexes
toxaemia
toxicity
transfix
vertexes
vixenish
waxiness
waxwings
waxworks
xeroxing
admixture
anorexics
antitoxin
asexually
battleaxe
coaxingly
convexity
coxswains
dixieland
dyslexics
exactness
excavator
exchequer
excisions
excitedly
excoriate
excretion
excretory
exculpate
execrable
execrably
execrated
execrates
executrix
exemplars
exfoliate
exhibitor
exoplanet
exorcised
exorcises
exorcisms
exorcists
exosphere
exoticism
expatiate
expediter
expiating
expiation
explicate
exploiter
expunging
expurgate
extempore
extenuate
extirpate
extractor
extremism
extrinsic
extruding
extrusion
fixatives
flummoxed
flummoxes
foxgloves
foxhounds
gearboxes
gigapixel
heterodox
hexameter
hypertext
inflexion
jukeboxes
letterbox
maxillary
maximally
maximised
maximises
megapixel
minoxidil
monoxides
multiplex
nonexempt
nonsexist
orthodoxy
outfoxing
oversexed
overtaxed
overtaxes
oxidisers
oxidising
oxidizers
oxygenate
paroxysms
phalanxes
phoenixes
pillboxes
poleaxing
postboxes
preexists
prolixity
proximate
reexamine
relaxants
saltboxes
sandboxes
sextuplet
shadowbox
soapboxes
strongbox
surtaxing
tamoxifen
taxidermy
taxonomic
teletexts
tinderbox
tippexing
toolboxes
vexatious
xenophobe
admixtures
antitoxins
apoplexies
aviatrixes
battleaxes
breadboxes
chickenpox
detoxified
detoxifies
dominatrix
doxologies
exactingly
exactitude
excavators
excellency
exchequers
excitation
excitingly
exclusions
excoriated
excoriates
excretions
exculpated
exculpates
execrating
exfoliated
exfoliates
exhalation
exhibitors
exhumation
exigencies
exobiology
exoplanets
exorcising
exotically
expatiated
expatiates
expedience
expediters
expertness
explicated
explicates
exploiters
exportable
expository
expurgated
expurgates
extendable
extenuated
extenuates
extirpated
extirpates
extractors
extramural
extrusions
exultantly
flummoxing
foxhunting
foxtrotted
gigapixels
heterodoxy
hexameters
horseboxes
indexation
inexpertly
inflexibly
inflexions
intoxicant
kickboxing
lunchboxes
luxuriance
matchboxes
maximising
megapixels
moneyboxes
nontaxable
overexcite
overexpose
overextend
overtaxing
oxygenated
oxygenates
paintboxes
parallaxes
preexisted
reexamined
reexamines
sexologist
sextuplets
snuffboxes
squeezebox
taxonomies
toxicities
toxicology
transfixed
transfixes
trousseaux
unexampled
unexciting
unexplored
xenophobes
xenophobic
xerography

How to use it

Short words are at the top of each section; they fit tight spots on a board.
Use the Scrabble word finder to check which ones your rack can make.

Tips

X is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

Questions

What are short words with X?

The shortest are at the top of the list, for example AX, OX, EX, BOX, COX.