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5 letter words with X in them

All 325 five-letter words containing the letter X — the ones most likely to be a Wordle answer are listed first.

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Best guesses first

Ranked by how common their letters are — words with five different, high-frequency letters make the strongest guesses.

  • extra
  • retax
  • taxer
  • laxer
  • raxes
  • relax
  • axite
  • exalt
  • exeat
  • latex
  • oxeas
  • oxter
  • retox
  • taxes
  • texas
  • aixes
  • axels
  • axile
  • axles
  • axone
  • carex
  • exert
  • laxes
  • oxers

Full list (325 words containing the letter X)

  • addax
  • admix
  • adnex
  • affix
  • annex
  • ataxy
  • audax
  • auxin
  • axial
  • axils
  • axing
  • axiom
  • axion
  • axled
  • axman
  • axmen
  • axoid
  • axons
  • beaux
  • bemix
  • blonx
  • bolix
  • borax
  • boxed
  • boxen
  • boxer
  • boxes
  • boxla
  • boxty
  • braxy
  • buxom
  • calix
  • calyx
  • capax
  • capex
  • caxon
  • choux
  • cimex
  • codex
  • comix
  • conex
  • coxae
  • coxal
  • coxed
  • coxes
  • coxib
  • culex
  • cylix
  • deoxy
  • desex
  • detox
  • dewax
  • dexes
  • dexie
  • dexys
  • dixie
  • dixit
  • doxed
  • doxes
  • doxie
  • druxy
  • duxes
  • embox
  • enfix
  • epoxy
  • exact
  • exams
  • excel
  • execs
  • exeem
  • exeme
  • exfil
  • exier
  • exies
  • exile
  • exine
  • exing
  • exist
  • exite
  • exits
  • exode
  • exome
  • exons
  • expat
  • expel
  • expos
  • extol
  • exude
  • exuls
  • exult
  • exurb
  • faxed
  • faxes
  • fedex
  • felix
  • ferox
  • fixed
  • fixer
  • fixes
  • fixie
  • fixit
  • flaxy
  • flexi
  • flexo
  • forex
  • foxed
  • foxes
  • foxie
  • galax
  • goxes
  • hapax
  • helix
  • hexad
  • hexed
  • hexer
  • hexes
  • hexyl
  • hoxed
  • hoxes
  • hyrax
  • immix
  • inbox
  • index
  • infix
  • ixias
  • ixnay
  • ixora
  • ixtle
  • jaxie
  • kexes
  • kylix
  • laxed
  • laxly
  • lexes
  • lexis
  • limax
  • linux
  • loxed
  • loxes
  • lurex
  • luxed
  • luxer
  • luxes
  • malax
  • maxed
  • maxes
  • maxim
  • maxis
  • mieux
  • minxy
  • mirex
  • mixed
  • mixen
  • mixer
  • mixes
  • mixie
  • mixis
  • mixte
  • mixup
  • moxas
  • moxie
  • murex
  • muxed
  • muxes
  • myxos
  • nexal
  • nexin
  • nexts
  • nexum
  • nexus
  • nixed
  • nixer
  • nixes
  • nixie
  • noxal
  • noxas
  • noxes
  • orixa
  • oxbow
  • oxeye
  • oxide
  • oxids
  • oxies
  • oxime
  • oxims
  • oxine
  • oxlip
  • oxman
  • oxmen
  • panax
  • pauxi
  • paxes
  • phlox
  • phynx
  • pinax
  • pixel
  • pixes
  • pixie
  • plexi
  • podex
  • poxed
  • poxes
  • preux
  • prexy
  • proxy
  • pyrex
  • pyxed
  • pyxes
  • pyxie
  • pyxis
  • radix
  • raxed
  • redox
  • redux
  • refix
  • regex
  • remex
  • remix
  • rewax
  • rexes
  • salix
  • saxes
  • senex
  • sexed
  • sexer
  • sexes
  • sexor
  • sexto
  • sexts
  • silex
  • sixer
  • sixes
  • sixmo
  • sixte
  • sixth
  • sixty
  • sorex
  • soxes
  • taxed
  • taxis
  • taxol
  • taxon
  • taxor
  • taxus
  • telex
  • texes
  • texta
  • texts
  • thanx
  • toxic
  • toxin
  • tuxes
  • twixt
  • unbox
  • unfix
  • unmix
  • unsex
  • untax
  • urbex
  • varix
  • vaxes
  • vexed
  • vexer
  • vexes
  • vexil
  • vibex
  • vieux
  • vitex
  • vixen
  • voxel
  • voxes
  • waxed
  • waxen
  • waxer
  • waxes
  • wexed
  • wexes
  • woxen
  • wuxia
  • xebec
  • xenia
  • xenic
  • xenon
  • xeric
  • xerox
  • xerus
  • xoana
  • xolos
  • xrays
  • xviii
  • xylan
  • xylem
  • xylic
  • xylol
  • xylyl
  • xysti
  • xysts
  • yexed
  • yexes
  • zaxes
  • zexes

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