5-Letter Words Starting With EX
There are 30 five-letter words starting with EX, including 12 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With EX
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
- EXERT To put to use or apply effort or force
- EXPEL To force to leave or move out
- EXPAT A person who lives outside their native country
- EXALT To praise, glorify, or honor
- EXUDE To display a quality or emotion in a strong and noticeable way
- EXTOL To praise enthusiastically
- EXULT To feel extreme happiness or elation
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: T (23%), S (23%), E (23%)
- Most common additional vowel: I, in 30% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: T, I, S, L, A
- Most have 2 vowels (63%)
- 50% contain a repeated letter
- 12 of the 30 are common puzzle answers (40%)
Other Valid Words
18 additional dictionary words start with EX — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- EXAMS
- EXITS
- EXECS
- EXPOS
- EXONS
- EXOME
- EXFIL
- EXURB
- EXEAT
- EXING
- EXINE
- EXIES
- EXITE
- EXIER
- EXEME
- EXODE
- EXULS
- EXEEM
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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.