5-Letter Words With P and X
There are 19 five-letter words containing both P and X in our dictionary; 10 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
- proxy17 points
- expel14 points
- pixie14 points
- expos14 points
- pixel14 points
- epoxy17 points
- phlox17 points
- pyxes17 points
- poxes14 points
- expat14 points
- prexy17 points
- pyxie17 points
- paxes14 points
- hapax17 points
- pyxis17 points
- mixup16 points
- poxed15 points
- oxlip14 points
- pixes14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 19
- By usage: 3 very common, 7 common, 9 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- epoxy 17
- hapax 17
- phlox 17
- prexy 17
- proxy 17
- pyxes 17
- pyxie 17
- pyxis 17
- mixup 16
- poxed 15
Most common
- proxy
- expel
- pixie
- expos
- pixel
- epoxy
- phlox
- pyxes
- poxes
- expat
Definitions
- proxy (noun)
- A person authorized to act for another.
- expel (verb)
- Force to leave or move out.
- pixie (noun)
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
- pixel (noun)
- (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
Looking for five-letter words containing both P and X? You are in the right place. This list has 19 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as PROXY and EXPEL appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both P and X are the most common?
PROXY, EXPEL and PIXIE 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 P and X you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.