5-Letter Words With C and X
There are 19 five-letter words containing both C and X in our dictionary; 8 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 19 words
- exact14 points
- excel14 points
- toxic14 points
- execs14 points
- calyx17 points
- codex15 points
- coxed15 points
- coxes14 points
- cylix17 points
- cimex16 points
- xebec16 points
- coxae14 points
- culex14 points
- xeric14 points
- comix16 points
- calix14 points
- carex14 points
- coxal14 points
- xenic14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 19
- By usage: 3 very common, 5 common, 11 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- calyx 17
- cylix 17
- cimex 16
- comix 16
- xebec 16
- codex 15
- coxed 15
- calix 14
- carex 14
- coxae 14
Most common
- exact
- excel
- toxic
- execs
- calyx
- codex
- coxed
- coxes
- cylix
- cimex
Definitions
- exact (adjective)
- Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.
- excel (verb)
- Distinguish oneself.
- toxic (adjective)
- Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison.
- calyx (noun)
- (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green.
Words that contain both C and X come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 19 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. CALYX is the top scorer here, worth 17 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both C and X, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both C and X are there?
Our dictionary has 19 five-letter words containing both C and X, of which 8 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both C and X?
CALYX scores 17 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.