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5 Letter Words With X

This verified list contains 125 CORE words with X, plus 43 entries in the broader extended tier.

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125CORE words
43extended words
168verified matches
14.7average CORE score

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12 deterministic CORE selections

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What the X list contains

Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel18 words
  2. 2 vowels97 words
  3. 3 vowels10 words

Repeated letters

33%

41 of 125 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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5 Letter Words With adjacent AX24 CORE · 5 extendedaxing, axiom, axles, laxer5 Letter Words With adjacent EX34 CORE · 15 extendedannex, exact, exalt, exams5 Letter Words With adjacent IX23 CORE · 11 extendedaffix, clxix, fixed, fixes5 Letter Words With adjacent LX5 CORE · 0 extendedclxii, clxiv, clxix, clxvi5 Letter Words With adjacent OX24 CORE · 4 extendedboxed, boxer, boxes, foxed5 Letter Words With adjacent UX3 CORE · 3 extendedbuxom, tuxes, auxin5 Letter Words With adjacent XA3 CORE · 3 extendedexact, exalt, exams5 Letter Words With adjacent XB1 CORE · 0 extendedoxbow5 Letter Words With adjacent XC2 CORE · 0 extendedexcel, xcvii5 Letter Words With adjacent XE48 CORE · 11 extendedboxed, boxer, boxes, exert5 Letter Words With adjacent XI23 CORE · 6 extendedaxing, axiom, clxii, clxiv5 Letter Words With adjacent XL2 CORE · 0 extendedaxles, laxly5 Letter Words With adjacent XO4 CORE · 0 extendedbuxom, axons, exons, taxon5 Letter Words With adjacent XP3 CORE · 0 extendedexpel, expos, expat5 Letter Words With adjacent XR1 CORE · 0 extendedxrefs5 Letter Words With adjacent XT7 CORE · 2 extendedextol, extra, sixth, sixty5 Letter Words With adjacent XU4 CORE · 0 extendedexude, exult, nexus, exurb5 Letter Words With adjacent XV5 CORE · 0 extendedclxvi, lxvii, xviii, xxvii5 Letter Words With adjacent XX6 CORE · 0 extendedxxiii, xxvii, xxxii, xxxiv5 Letter Words With adjacent XY3 CORE · 4 extendedproxy, epoxy, xylem5 Letter Words With adjacent YX2 CORE · 1 extendedcalyx, pyxes

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How to use 5-letter words with X

The CORE list contains 125 5-letter words with X in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 43 extended entries.

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How many 5-letter words contain X?

This verified set contains 125 CORE words and 43 extended words, for 168 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this X group?

The 125 CORE words average 14.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these X words often repeat letters?

41 of 125 CORE words repeat at least one letter.