5 letter words starting with X
There are 20 five-letter words in English starting with X. None appear on the curated Wordle answer list, but all are valid guesses the game accepts. 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.
Other valid words (20)
Five-letter words from the broader English dictionary the game accepts as guesses, but which rarely show up as answers.
- xanax
- xebec
- xenia
- xenic
- xenon
- xeric
- xerox
- xerus
- xhtml
- xlibs
- xoana
- xoops
- xrays
- xylan
- xylem
- xylic
- xylol
- xylyl
- xysti
- xysts
Most likely letters by position
For each slot, the letters that appear most often in these words. Color intensity reflects frequency.
Pos. 1
x100%
Pos. 2
e35%
y35%
o10%
a5%
h5%
Pos. 3
l25%
n20%
r15%
a10%
s10%
Pos. 4
i20%
o15%
a10%
e10%
y10%
Pos. 5
s25%
c20%
l15%
x10%
a10%
Most frequent letters overall
Useful for picking your next guess — frequent letters give you more information per try.
x
e
y
l
n
i
s
a
o
c
Vowels per word
How many vowels (A, E, I, O, U) these five-letter words contain.
0 vowels
3 (15%)
1 vowel
7 (35%)
2 vowels
8 (40%)
3 vowels
2 (10%)
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