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5-letter words ending in X

There are 67 five-letter words that end in X in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are KYLIX and XEROX, tied at 19 points. C starts the most of them, 10, and the average score is 14.5 points.

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These 67 words are 0.5% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green X in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 67 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in X, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, RELAX is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 67 words.

5-letter words ending in X in numbers

Words
67
Highest scoring
KYLIX 19 pts
Average score
14.5 pts
With a definition
38 (57%)
Words by first letter
  1. A4
  2. B4
  3. C10
  4. D3
  5. E2
  6. F2
  7. G1
  8. H3
  9. I4
  10. K1
  11. L4
  12. M3
  13. P4
  14. R9
  15. S3
  16. T1
  17. U5
  18. V3
  19. X1

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in x

WordScoreLength
kylix195
xerox195
affix185
hyrax185
calyx175
choux175
cylix175
hapax175
phlox175
pyrex175

5-letter words ending in X (67)

All 67 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

xerox19kylix19affix18hyrax18calyx17cylix17phlox17pyrex17choux17hapax17vibex17cimex16immix16bemix16capex16comix16dewax16embox16fedex16helix15admix15codex15infix15varix15enfix15forex15podex15refix15rewax15unfix15vitex15borax14culex14unbox14addax14carex14limax14panax14beaux14bolix14calix14inbox14malax14mirex14murex14remex14remix14unmix14detox13galax13silex12telex12latex12salix12desex13linux12sorex12annex12index13unsex12redux13relax12radix13redox13lurex12untax12retax12

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in X?

67, which is 0.5% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 38 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in X for Scrabble?

KYLIX and XEROX tie at 19 points before bonus squares. Next come AFFIX (18), HYRAX (18) and CALYX (17). The average is 14.5 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in X start with?

C, in 10 of the 67 (15%). R follows with 9.

What should I guess in Wordle with an X in the last slot?

RELAX. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 67 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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