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5-letter words with X as the fifth letter

There are 67 five-letter words with X as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are KYLIX and XEROX, tied at 19 points. C is the most common first letter among them (10), and the average score is 14.5 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green X in the fifth position leaves these 67 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with X in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include XEROX, KYLIX, AFFIX, HYRAX and CALYX. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an X in slot 5 further.

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 with X as the fifth letter 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 with x as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
kylix195
xerox195
affix185
hyrax185
calyx175
choux175
cylix175
hapax175
phlox175
pyrex175

5-letter words with X as the fifth letter (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 have X as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 67 five-letter words with X in the fifth position, 0.5% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as X, these 67 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as RELAX.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with X as the fifth letter?

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

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