5 letter words with X

201 words with X in any position. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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201 words, first 200 shown

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: TAXES, RAXES, LEXIS, MIXES, MAXES and NIXES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 149 of the 201 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • ZAXES21 points
  • KYLIX19 points
  • XEROX19 points
  • AFFIX18 points
  • FLAXY18 points

Patterns in this list

X sits in the third position most often (90 words) and in the fourth position least often (8). 1 of the words contain more than one X. 2 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: XYLYL and XYSTS.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words contain X?

There are 201 5 letter words that contain X in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that contain X?

ZAXES, worth 21 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess with X in it?

RAXES, TAXES and MAXES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.