Common 7-letter words that end in X
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 13, a short meaning, most used first.
- complex★20complicated
- toolbox★16a box for tools
- mailbox★18a box for depositing mail
- jukebox★27a coin-operated phonograph
- paradox★17a statement seemingly contradictory or absurd yet perhaps true
- sandbox★17a box containing sand for children to play in
- postfix★19to affix at the end of something
- anthrax★17an infectious disease
- simplex★18allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only…
- spandex★17a synthetic elastic fiber
- equinox★23a point on the celestial sphere
- gearbox★17an automotive transmission
- soapbox★18to deliver an informal impassioned speech on the street
All 114 words
…AX
7-letter words ending in AX (20)
Top score: PACKWAX, 25 points. the nuchal ligament of a quadruped
…OX
7-letter words ending in OX (38)
Top score: FUZZBOX, 37 points. a device that distorts the sound of an electric guitar
toolbox★16mailbox★18jukebox★27paradox★17sandbox★17equinox★23gearbox★17soapbox★18fuzzboxUK37kickboxnot in WWF26workbox23cakeboxnot in WWF22fowlpox22lockbox22showboxUK22tuckboxUK22cashbox21flummox21boombox20feedbox20talkboxUK20woodbox20bandbox19fareboxnot in WWF19firebox19hellbox19shoeboxnot in WWF19beatboxnot in WWF18coalbox18pillbox18poorboxUK18postbox18princox18seedboxUK17sonovox17airproxUK16listboxnot in WWF16saltbox16
…IX
7-letter words ending in IX (17)
Top score: PEMPHIX, 23 points. a skin disease
…EX
7-letter words ending in EX (22)
Top score: COMPLEX, 20 points (tied with one other). complicated
…YX
7-letter words ending in YX (2)
Top score: APTERYX, 19 points (tied with one other). the kiwi
…UX
7-letter words ending in UX (11)
Top score: JAMBEUX, 25 points
…NX
7-letter words ending in NX (4)
Top score: PHARYNX, 22 points. a section of the digestive tract
About these words
- 114 of the 34,480 7-letter words end in X (0.3%).
- 90 are good in NWL2023, 114 in Collins Scrabble Words, 90 in WOW24 and 75 in the Words With Friends list. 13 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, fuzzbox scores the most (37), then jukebox (27), then kickbox (26), then jambeux and packwax (25 each).