5 Letter Words Ending in X
Here are all 29 5 letter words ending in X, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 4 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with C, R, I. Good picks with five different letters include index, relax, remix, latex.
- Words found
- 29
- Most used
- index
- Most common first letter
- C
Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in X
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Common 5 letter words ending in X
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | index | a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number |
| 2 | relax | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| 3 | annex | take (territory) as if by conquest |
| 4 | latex | a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air |
| 5 | detox | the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified |
| 6 | helix | a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle |
| 7 | codex | an official list of chemicals or medicines etc. |
| 8 | xerox | a copy made by a xerographic printer |
| 9 | redox | a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction |
| 10 | redux | brought back |
| 11 | beaux | a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman |
| 12 | affix | attach to |
| 13 | borax | an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent |
| 14 | calyx | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the... |
| 15 | phlox | any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers |
| 16 | telex | a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter |
| 17 | radix | (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place |
| 18 | carex | large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges |
| 19 | culex | type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the... |
| 20 | unbox | remove from a box |
| 21 | galax | tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped... |
| 22 | silex | a pure form of finely ground silica |
| 23 | infix | put or introduce into something |
| 24 | hyrax | any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes |
| 25 | varix | abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel |
All 5 letter words ending in X
- index
- relax
- remix
- annex
- latex
- detox
- helix
- codex
- xerox
- redox
- redux
- beaux
- affix
- borax
- calyx
- phlox
- telex
- radix
- carex
- culex
- comix
- unbox
- galax
- murex
- silex
- infix
- calix
- hyrax
- varix
More 5 letter word lists
ending in A ending in B ending in C ending in D ending in E ending in F ending in G ending in H ending in I ending in K ending in L ending in M ending in N ending in O ending in P ending in R ending in S ending in T ending in U ending in W ending in Y ending in Z ending in AE ending in AL ending in AN ending in AR ending in AT ending in CE ending in DE ending in DY
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in X are there?
This list has 29, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in X?
index, relax, remix, annex, latex, detox, helix, codex.
Which 5 letter words ending in X are good Wordle guesses?
index, relax, remix, latex use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.