5-Letter Words With S and X
There are 64 five-letter words containing both S and X in our dictionary; 34 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 64 words
- fixes15 points
- boxes14 points
- mixes14 points
- exist12 points
- sixth15 points
- sixty15 points
- exams14 points
- exits12 points
- sexes12 points
- taxes12 points
- texts12 points
- foxes15 points
- vexes15 points
- waxes15 points
- sexed13 points
- axles12 points
- sixes12 points
- taxis12 points
- faxes15 points
- execs14 points
- expos14 points
- maxes14 points
- saxes12 points
- tuxes12 points
- pyxes17 points
- hexes15 points
- poxes14 points
- axons12 points
- nexus12 points
- nixes12 points
- coxes14 points
- lexis12 points
- maxis14 points
- exons12 points
- paxes14 points
- desex13 points
- axils12 points
- luxes12 points
- sexts12 points
- unsex12 points
- zaxes21 points
- pyxis17 points
- kexes16 points
- xysti15 points
- xysts15 points
- moxas14 points
- oxims14 points
- pixes14 points
- sixmo14 points
- dexes13 points
- goxes13 points
- oxids13 points
- axels12 points
- ixias12 points
- lexes12 points
- loxes12 points
- raxes12 points
- rexes12 points
- sexto12 points
- silex12 points
- sixte12 points
- taxus12 points
- texas12 points
- xerus12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 64
- By usage: 18 very common, 16 common, 30 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zaxes 21
- pyxes 17
- pyxis 17
- kexes 16
- faxes 15
- fixes 15
- foxes 15
- hexes 15
- sixth 15
- sixty 15
Most common
- fixes
- boxes
- mixes
- exist
- sixth
- sixty
- exams
- exits
- sexes
- taxes
Definitions
- exist (verb)
- Have an existence, be extant.
- sixth (adjective)
- Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position.
- sixty (adjective)
- Being ten more than fifty.
Words that contain both S and X come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 64 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. ZAXES is the top scorer here, worth 21 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
Which five-letter words containing both S and X are the most common?
FIXES, BOXES and MIXES 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 S and X you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.