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5 Letter Words With X

289 five-letter words have the letter X. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that have the letter X

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • index 13a type of reference guide at the end of a book
  • extra 12more than is needed, desired, or required
  • fixed 16to repair
  • taxes 12charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  • boxes 14a (usually rectangular) container
  • mixed 15to put together into one mass
  • exist 12to be
  • exact 14sharply and clearly defined or stated
  • excel 14to surpass others
  • texts 12the words of something written
  • proxy 17a person authorized to act for another
  • latex 12a milky liquid of certain plants
  • sixth 15coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
  • toxic 14of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
  • relax 12to make less tense or rigid
  • pixel 14a basic unit of a video image

All 289 words, A to Z

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

C… (16)

Top score: CALYX, 17 points (tied with two others). Meaning: the outer protective covering of a flower

D… (13)

Top score: DEOXY, 16 points (tied with two others). Meaning: having less oxygen than the compound from which it is derived

G… (2)

Top score: GALAX, 13 points (tied with one other). Meaning: an evergreen herb

H… (10)

Top score: HEXYL, 18 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a hydrocarbon radical

I… (8)

Top score: IMMIX, 16 points. Meaning: to mix in

J… (1)

Top score: JAXIE, 19 points

K… (2)

Top score: KYLIX, 19 points. Meaning: a drinking vessel

N… (8)

Top score: NIXED, 13 points. Meaning: to veto

O… (11)

Top score: OXBOW, 17 points. Meaning: a U-shaped piece of wood in an ox yoke

R… (14)

Top score: REFIX, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to fix again

S… (14)

Top score: SIXTH, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

U… (6)

Top score: UNFIX, 15 points. Meaning: to unfasten

W… (8)

Top score: WAXED, 16 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to coat with a natural, heat-sensitive substance

Y… (2)

Top score: YEXED, 16 points

Z… (2)

Top score: ZAXES, 21 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a tool for cutting roof slates

About these words

  • 289 of the 12,987 5-letter words have the letter X (2%).
  • 226 are good in NWL2023, 289 in Collins Scrabble Words and 202 in ENABLE. 51 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, zaxes and zexes share the top score (21), then xerox, kylix and jaxie (19 each).