5-Letter Words With X as the Second Letter
There are 63 five-letter words with X as the second letter, including 16 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern _X___ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With X as the Second Letter
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.
- EXTRA More than is needed, desired, or required
- EXIST To have an existence or be present
- EXACT Marked by strict and complete accordance with fact
- EXILE A person who is expelled from their home or country
- EXCEL To distinguish oneself or perform exceptionally well
- OXIDE A chemical compound of oxygen with another element
- EXERT To put to use or apply effort or force
- EXPEL To force to leave or move out
- AXIAL Relating to or forming an axis
- AXIOM A statement widely accepted as obviously true
- EXPAT A person who lives outside their native country
- EXALT To praise, glorify, or honor
More Common Puzzle Answers
- EXUDE
- EXTOL
- AXION
- EXULT
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: E (48%), A (24%), O (22%)
- Most common last letter: S (27%), E (24%), T (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 75% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, I, A, O, S
- Most have 2 vowels (59%)
- 32% contain a repeated letter
- 16 of the 63 are common puzzle answers (25%)
Other Valid Words
47 additional dictionary words have X as the second letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- EXAMS
- EXITS
- EXECS
- AXLES
- EXPOS
- AXONS
- EXONS
- AXING
- OXBOW
- AXILS
- EXOME
- OXMAN
- AXELS
- OXIME
- IXNAY
- AXMAN
- EXFIL
- IXORA
- EXURB
- EXEAT
- EXING
- EXINE
- EXIES
- EXITE
- AXILE
- AXITE
- OXINE
- EXIER
- OXERS
- OXIES
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- OXTER
- OXEAS
- EXEME
- AXONE
- OXIDS
- AXLED
- IXIAS
- OXIMS
- EXODE
- EXULS
- IXTLE
- AXOID
- AXMEN
- EXEEM
- OXEYE
- OXMEN
- 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.