5-Letter Words Containing P and X
There are 30 five-letter words containing P and X, including 6 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters P and X anywhere in the word, in any order. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing P and X
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- PROXY A person authorized to act on behalf of another
- PIXEL The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a screen
- EXPEL To force to leave or move out
- PIXIE A mischievous fairy in folklore
- EPOXY A strong adhesive resin used in glues and coatings
- EXPAT A person who lives outside their native country
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: P (70%), E (13%), C (7%)
- Most common last letter: X (33%), S (20%), Y (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 63% of these words
- P is most often the first letter (70%)
- X is most often the third letter (37%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, I, Y, O, A
- Most have 2 vowels (67%)
- 17% contain a repeated letter
- 6 of the 30 are common puzzle answers (20%)
Other Valid Words
24 additional dictionary words contain both P and X — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- EXPOS
- PYREX
- PHLOX
- CAPEX
- MIXUP
- PLEXI
- PYXIS
- PANAX
- PREUX
- HAPAX
- PREXY
- CAPAX
- PAXES
- POXES
- POXED
- PIXES
- PINAX
- PODEX
- PYXES
- PYXED
- PAUXI
- PYXIE
- PHYNX
- OXLIP
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.