Words Ending In X
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 358 entries are words that end in X. That is about 0.21% of the list. They run from AX, EX and OX at the short end to ADMINISTRATRIX at the long end. The highest base score belongs to HYPOPHARYNX (34 points), using commonly used tile values. 191 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 358 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.21% |
| Longest | ADMINISTRATRIX (14 letters) |
| Shortest | AX, EX and OX (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | HYPOPHARYNX, 34 |
| No repeated letters | 191 |
Most common letter before X
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| E | 74 |
| O | 74 |
| A | 66 |
| I | 65 |
| U | 52 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 67 leave another word when the final
Xis taken off, for exampleABOIDEAUX,ABOITEAUX,ADIEUX,APEXandBANDEAUX→ABOIDEAU,ABOITEAU,ADIEU,APEandBANDEAU. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 138 of these words.
- The average length is 6.6 letters.
- Before X, the letter
Eappears most often (74 words).
All -X words
2 letters 3
ax ex ox
3 letters 31
box cox dex fax fix fox gox hex kex lax lex lox lux max mix nix pax pix pox pyx rax rex sax six sox tax tux vex vox wax zax
4 letters 22
apex calx coax crux doux eaux falx faux flax flex flux hoax ibex ilex jeux jinx lynx minx onyx oryx prex roux
5 letters 47
addax admix affix annex beaux bemix borax calix calyx carex cimex codex comix culex cylix desex detox dewax galax hapax helix hyrax immix index infix kylix latex mirex murex phlox radix redox redux refix relax remex remix retax rewax silex telex unbox unfix unmix unsex varix xerox
6 letters 68
adieux afflux auspex banjax biflex bijoux bollix bollox bombax bombyx caudex cervix climax coccyx commix convex cortex cowpox diplex duplex earwax efflux fornix hallux hatbox hotbox icebox influx larynx lummox mastix matrix meninx nontax outbox outfox paxwax pegbox phenix pickax poleax pollex prefix premix pretax prolix reflex reflux scolex silvex skybox smilax spadix sphinx storax styrax subfix suffix surtax syntax syrinx teabox thorax unisex vernix vertex volvox vortex
7 letters 75
antefix anthrax antisex antitax apteryx aruspex bandbox bateaux beeswax boombox broadax bureaux carapax cashbox chamoix coalbox coannex complex conflux coteaux equinox feedbox firebox flummox fowlpox gateaux gearbox gravlax hellbox homosex jukebox lockbox mailbox milieux minimax narthex oratrix outjinx overlax overmix overtax packwax panchax paradox pemphix perplex phalanx pharynx phoenix pillbox postbox postfix posttax princox reaffix reannex rectrix reindex reseaux salpinx saltbox sandbox simplex soapbox sonovox spandex tectrix toolbox tortrix triplex tubifex woadwax woodbox woodwax workbox
8 letters 62
aftertax anthelix appendix aviatrix bandeaux batteaux biconvex bordeaux breadbox chapeaux chateaux cicatrix couteaux crucifix curtalax econobox epicalyx fabliaux fourplex haruspex heretrix heritrix homeobox horsepox intermix interrex intersex jambeaux manteaux matchbox microlux millilux morceaux octuplex orthodox parallax plateaux pontifex precieux quadplex quincunx rondeaux rouleaux sardonyx saucebox smallpox snuffbox soundbox spinifex subindex superfix supersex supertax sweatbox swinepox tableaux toadflax tonneaux transfix trumeaux undertax videotex
9 letters 19
aboideaux aboiteaux directrix disclimax executrix flambeaux heterodox mediatrix multiplex neocortex pepperbox priedieux prothorax retroflex shadowbox strongbox subclimax testatrix tinderbox
10 letters 16
anticlimax bordereaux chatterbox chickenpox circumflex coadjutrix generatrix googolplex inheritrix mesothorax metathorax noncomplex oropharynx superhelix trousseaux unorthodox
11 letters 7
fricandeaux hydrothorax hypopharynx nasopharynx neoorthodox nonorthodox overcomplex
12 letters 4
heteroduplex hypercomplex pneumothorax portmanteaux
13 letters 3
archaeopteryx cephalothorax ultraorthodox
14 letters 1
administratrix
Using these words
To find words ending in X from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with X in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???X in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.