5-Letter Words With X and Y
There are 24 five-letter words containing both X and Y in our dictionary; 7 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 24 words
- sixty15 points
- proxy17 points
- calyx17 points
- epoxy17 points
- pyxes17 points
- xylem17 points
- laxly15 points
- kylix19 points
- hexyl18 points
- hyrax18 points
- braxy17 points
- cylix17 points
- prexy17 points
- pyxie17 points
- xylol15 points
- flaxy18 points
- xylyl18 points
- pyxis17 points
- deoxy16 points
- ataxy15 points
- oxeye15 points
- xylan15 points
- xysti15 points
- xysts15 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 24
- By usage: 2 very common, 5 common, 17 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- kylix 19
- flaxy 18
- hexyl 18
- hyrax 18
- xylyl 18
- braxy 17
- calyx 17
- cylix 17
- epoxy 17
- prexy 17
Most common
- sixty
- proxy
- calyx
- epoxy
- pyxes
- xylem
- laxly
- kylix
- hexyl
- hyrax
Definitions
- sixty (adjective)
- Being ten more than fifty.
- proxy (noun)
- A person authorized to act for another.
- 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.
- epoxy (noun)
- A thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates.
The five-letter words that contain both X and Y number 24 in our dictionary. About 7 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 KYLIX, at 19 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
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 X and Y are there?
Our dictionary has 24 five-letter words containing both X and Y, of which 7 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 X and Y?
KYLIX scores 19 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.