5 Letter Words Ending in X

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  1. acrux Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    noun. A bright star in the constellation Crux, the brightest star in the Southern Cross and one of the brightest in the night sky.
  2. addax Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
    n.. One of the largest African antelopes (Hippotragus, / Oryx, nasomaculatus).
  3. adfix Scrabble 16 · WWF 16
    noun. A rare term for an affix attached to a word.
  4. admix Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    v. t.. To mingle with something else; to mix.
  5. affix Scrabble 18 · WWF 18
    v. t.. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to a...
  6. alpax Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    noun. A silvery aluminum-silicon alloy used in casting.
  7. ampyx Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
    n.. A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.
  8. annex Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
    v. t.. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to.
  9. beaux Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    pl.. of Beau
  10. bemix Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    verb. To mix thoroughly or completely.
  11. beryx Scrabble 17 · WWF 17
    noun. A fish of the genus Beryx, typically reddish and found in deep waters.
  12. borax Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
    n.. A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soa...
  13. botox Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
    n.. a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characteri...
  14. bronx Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. a borough of New York City
  15. calix Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. A cup. See Calyx.
  16. calyx Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
    n.. The covering of a flower. See Flower.
  17. capax Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    adjective. Capable or spacious; used in legal Latin phrases like 'capax doli' (capable of wrongdoing).
  18. carex Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
    n.. A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceae; the sedges.
  19. choux Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
    noun. A light pastry dough used for eclairs and cream puffs.
  20. cimex Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    n.. A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug.
  21. clxxx Scrabble 28 · WWF 30
    a.. being ten more than one hundred seventy
  22. codex Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. A book; a manuscript.
  23. culex Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
    n.. A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
  24. cylix Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
    n.. a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece
  25. defix Scrabble 16 · WWF 16
    v. t.. To fix; to fasten; to establish.
  26. desex Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    v.. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
  27. detax Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    verb. To remove or reduce taxes on (something); to exempt from taxation.
  28. detox Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    n.. the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
  29. devex Scrabble 16 · WWF 17
    a.. Bending down; sloping.
  30. dewax Scrabble 16 · WWF 16
    verb. To remove wax from something, especially in industrial processes.
  31. direx Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    noun. A rare term for a director or leader, often used in historical or poetic contexts.
  32. donax Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
    n.. A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo Donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
  33. durax Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
    noun. A proprietary brand of hard, durable material, often used in construction or manufacturing.
  34. embox Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    v. t.. To inclose, as in a box; to imbox.
  35. essex Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
    n.. a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
  36. exlex Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
    adjective. Outside the law; lawless.
  37. faulx Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    noun. A scythe-like weapon; a falx.
  38. felix Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    noun. A male given name, from Latin, meaning 'lucky' or 'fortunate'.
  39. filix Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    noun. A fern, especially a male fern used medicinally.
  40. forex Scrabble 15 · WWF 15
    noun. The foreign exchange market, where currencies are traded.
  41. galax Scrabble 13 · WWF 15
    n.. tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish i...
  42. glaux Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
    n.. sea milkwort
  43. gulix Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
    noun. A type of plant or herb (obscure, possibly from historical texts).
  44. hapax Scrabble 17 · WWF 17
    noun. A word or form that occurs only once in a corpus or text.
  45. helix Scrabble 15 · WWF 15
    n.. A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is di...
  46. hyrax Scrabble 18 · WWF 16
    n.. Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (H. Syriacus...
  47. ilxxx Scrabble 26 · WWF 27
    a.. being nine more than seventy
  48. immix Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    v. t.. To mix; to mingle.
  49. inbox Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    noun. A folder or receptacle for incoming messages or documents.
  50. index Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
    n.. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
  51. infix Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    v. t.. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
  52. irpex Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
    noun. A genus of fungi, typically bracket fungi with spiny undersides.
  53. kotex Scrabble 16 · WWF 16
    n.. a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
  54. kurux Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    n.. a Dravidian language spoken in eastern India
  55. kylix Scrabble 19 · WWF 19
    n.. a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece
  56. larix Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. larches
  57. lasix Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema
  58. latex Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromat...
  59. limax Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck...
  60. linux Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
  61. malax Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    v. t.. Alt. of Malaxate
  62. murex Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock shells. They abound in tropical s...
  63. panax Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng
  64. phlox Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
    n.. A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
  65. pinax Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet.
  66. pulex Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
    n.. A genus of parasitic insects including the fleas. See Flea.
  67. pyrex Scrabble 17 · WWF 17
    n.. a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
  68. radix Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    n.. A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.
  69. redox Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    n.. a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
  70. redux Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
    a.. brought back; "the Victorian era redux"; "`Rabbit Redux' by John Updike"
  71. refix Scrabble 15 · WWF 15
    v. t.. To fix again or anew; to establish anew.
  72. relax Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles...
  73. remix Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
    v. t.. To mix again or repeatedly.
  74. rumex Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
  75. salix Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds.
  76. serax Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
    n.. a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal
  77. silex Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See Silica, and Silicic.
  78. sioux Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n. sing. & pl.. See Dakotas.
  79. sorex Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
    n.. A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.
  80. sphex Scrabble 17 · WWF 17
    n.. Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See...
  81. strix Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
    n.. One of the flutings of a column.
  82. telex Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
    n.. a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
  83. unbox Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
    v. t.. To remove from a box or boxes.
  84. unfix Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    v. t.. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections.
  85. unlax Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    v.. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
  86. unsex Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
    v. t.. To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.
  87. varix Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
  88. vioxx Scrabble 22 · WWF 23
    n.. a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004
  89. xanax Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
    n.. an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class
  90. xerox Scrabble 19 · WWF 19
    n.. a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the...