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5 Letter Words With E and X
This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 148 five-letter words with E and X, with the 26 common ones (extra, exist, index, exact) first.
E and X sit side by side in 130 of these words (88%), most often as XE. On average a word here has 2.1 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is A (in 42 words). 26% repeat a letter, like exile. The most common first letter is E (21 words).
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Common 5-letter words with E and X (26)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- extra
- exist
- index
- exact
- relax
- exile
- boxer
- excel
- pixel
- oxide
- nexus
- annex
- mixer
- latex
- exert
- detox
- expel
- helix
- codex
- pixie
- epoxy
- fixer
- vixen
- xenon
- exalt
- exude
Tip: try exist as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 26% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words with E and X (148)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
annex axels axile axite axled axles axmen axone beaux bemix boxed boxer boxes carex cimex codex coxae coxed coxes culex deoxy desex detox dewax dexes dexie dixie doxed doxes doxie duxes epoxy exact exalt exams excel exeat execs exert exile exine exist exits exons expat expel expos extol extra exude exult exurb faxed faxes fixed fixer fixes foxed foxes goxes helix hexad hexed hexer hexes hexyl index ixtle kexes latex laxer lexes lexis loxed loxes luxes maxed maxes mirex mixed mixer mixes moxie murex nexus nixed nixes nixie oxeye oxide oxime oxter paxes pixel pixes pixie poxed poxes prexy pyxes pyxie raxed raxes redox redux refix regex relax remex remix retax rewax rexes saxes sexed sexes sexto sexts silex sixes sixte taxed taxer taxes telex texas texts tuxes unsex vexed vexer vexes vexil vixen voxel waxed waxen waxer waxes xebec xenia xenic xenon xeric xerox xerus xylem zaxes
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both E and X?
Our dictionary has 148, which is 1.6% of all five-letter words. 26 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word with both E and X?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, extra, followed by texas and exist.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try exist. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 26% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.