5-Letter Words With E and X
There are 140 five-letter words containing both E and X in our dictionary; 76 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 140 words
- fixed16 points
- fixes15 points
- mixed15 points
- boxes14 points
- exact14 points
- mixes14 points
- index13 points
- exist12 points
- extra12 points
- exams14 points
- exits12 points
- relax12 points
- sexes12 points
- taxes12 points
- texts12 points
- foxed16 points
- vexed16 points
- waxed16 points
- boxed15 points
- foxes15 points
- vexes15 points
- waxes15 points
- boxer14 points
- excel14 points
- expel14 points
- mixer14 points
- pixie14 points
- exude13 points
- oxide13 points
- sexed13 points
- taxed13 points
- annex12 points
- axles12 points
- exalt12 points
- exert12 points
- exile12 points
- extol12 points
- exult12 points
- latex12 points
- laxer12 points
- sixes12 points
- faxed16 points
- faxes15 points
- execs14 points
- expos14 points
- maxes14 points
- pixel14 points
- detox13 points
- saxes12 points
- tuxes12 points
- epoxy17 points
- pyxes17 points
- xylem17 points
- hexed16 points
- codex15 points
- fixer15 points
- helix15 points
- hexes15 points
- vixen15 points
- waxen15 points
- poxes14 points
- nixed13 points
- nexus12 points
- nixes12 points
- telex12 points
- xenon12 points
- xerox19 points
- coxed15 points
- coxes14 points
- expat14 points
- moxie14 points
- remix14 points
- lexis12 points
- exurb14 points
- exons12 points
- taxer12 points
- hexyl18 points
- prexy17 points
- pyxie17 points
- cimex16 points
- hexad16 points
- xebec16 points
- hexer15 points
- refix15 points
- coxae14 points
- culex14 points
- murex14 points
- oxime14 points
- paxes14 points
- remex14 points
- xeric14 points
- desex13 points
- redux13 points
- exine12 points
- ixtle12 points
- luxes12 points
- sexts12 points
- unsex12 points
- xenia12 points
- zaxes21 points
- bemix16 points
- deoxy16 points
- dewax16 points
- kexes16 points
- oxeye15 points
- poxed15 points
- rewax15 points
- vexer15 points
- vexil15 points
- waxer15 points
- axmen14 points
- beaux14 points
- carex14 points
- mirex14 points
- pixes14 points
- xenic14 points
- axled13 points
- dexes13 points
- dexie13 points
- doxie13 points
- goxes13 points
- loxed13 points
- raxed13 points
- redox13 points
- axels12 points
- axile12 points
- axite12 points
- axone12 points
- lexes12 points
- loxes12 points
- nixie12 points
- oxter12 points
- raxes12 points
- retax12 points
- rexes12 points
- sexto12 points
- silex12 points
- sixte12 points
- texas12 points
- xerus12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 140
- By usage: 41 very common, 35 common, 64 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zaxes 21
- xerox 19
- hexyl 18
- epoxy 17
- prexy 17
- pyxes 17
- pyxie 17
- xylem 17
- bemix 16
- cimex 16
Most common
- fixed
- fixes
- mixed
- boxes
- exact
- mixes
- index
- exist
- extra
- exams
Definitions
- fixed (adjective)
- (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value.
- mixed (adjective)
- Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.
- exact (adjective)
- Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.
- index (noun)
- A numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number.
The five-letter words that contain both E and X number 140 in our dictionary. About 76 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ZAXES, at 21 points.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both E and X are the most common?
FIXED, FIXES and MIXED are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both E and X you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.