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5-Letter Words Starting With R and Ending in X

There are 9 five-letter words starting with R and ending in X in our dictionary; 2 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

All 9 words

  • relax12 points
  • remix14 points
  • refix15 points
  • remex14 points
  • radix13 points
  • redux13 points
  • rewax15 points
  • redox13 points
  • retax12 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 9
  • By usage: 1 very common, 1 common, 7 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. refix 15
  2. rewax 15
  3. remex 14
  4. remix 14
  5. radix 13
  6. redox 13
  7. redux 13
  8. relax 12
  9. retax 12

Most common

  1. relax
  2. remix
  3. refix
  4. remex
  5. radix
  6. redux
  7. rewax
  8. redox
  9. retax

Definitions

relax (verb)
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.
radix (noun)
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place.
redux (adjective)
Brought back.
redox (noun)
A reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction.

Words that start with R and end in X come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 9 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. REFIX is the top scorer here, worth 15 points before any board multiplier.

How to use this page

To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.

Tips

Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with R and ending in X?

REFIX scores 15 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

7 of the 9 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.

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