5 letter words ending in X

There are 81 five-letter words in English ending in X. 10 of them appear on the curated Wordle answer list, so they are the most likely candidates if you hit this pattern in today's puzzle. X is one of the rarer letters in English, which is why the list is short — and why, when it shows up, it usually cracks the puzzle open.

Common words (10)

Words from the curated Wordle answer list — the most likely candidates for today’s solution.

  • annex
  • beaux
  • inbox
  • calyx
  • helix
  • affix
  • detox
  • borax
  • relax
  • index

Other valid words (71)

Five-letter words from the broader English dictionary the game accepts as guesses, but which rarely show up as answers.

  • addax
  • admix
  • bemix
  • bolix
  • bronx
  • calix
  • capex
  • carex
  • choux
  • cimex
  • codex
  • comix
  • croix
  • culex
  • cylix
  • demux
  • desex
  • dewax
  • embox
  • enfix
  • essex
  • fedex
  • felix
  • forex
  • galax
  • hapax
  • hyrax
  • immix
  • infix
  • kylix
  • latex
  • lenox
  • limax
  • linux
  • lurex
  • malax
  • mirex
  • murex
  • panax
  • phlox
  • podex
  • posix
  • pyrex
  • radix
  • redox
  • redux
  • refix
  • remex
  • remix
  • retax
  • retox
  • rewax
  • rolex
  • salix
  • silex
  • sioux
  • sorex
  • telex
  • thanx
  • unbox
  • unfix
  • unmix
  • unsex
  • untax
  • urbex
  • varix
  • vibex
  • vioxx
  • vitex
  • xanax
  • xerox

Most likely letters by position

For each slot, the letters that appear most often in these words. Color intensity reflects frequency.

Pos. 1
c14%
r14%
u7%
b6%
l6%
Pos. 2
e26%
a16%
n12%
o11%
i11%
Pos. 3
l20%
r14%
m12%
d10%
t7%
Pos. 4
e32%
i27%
a17%
o11%
u7%
Pos. 5
x100%

Most frequent letters overall

Useful for picking your next guess — frequent letters give you more information per try.

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e
i
a
r
o
l
n
u
m

Vowels per word

How many vowels (A, E, I, O, U) these five-letter words contain.

1 vowel
8 (10%)
2 vowels
71 (88%)
3 vowels
2 (2%)

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