Words that end in X
There are 447 words that end in x in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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The most-used words that end in x, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- six
- nounThe digit or figure 6.
- complex
- adjectiveMade up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- tax
- nounMoney or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for…
- box
- nounSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
- sex
- noun(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier.
- index
- nounAn alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- matrix
- nounThe cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
- appendix
- nounA text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
- mix
- verb(ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
- max
- adjective(informal) Maximum; maximal.
- fox
- nounA small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a…
- cortex
- noun(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- marx
- nounKarl Marx (1818–1883), a German political philosopher, economist, and sociologist.
- flux
- nounA state of ongoing change.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 447 words in this list, 405 can be used as a noun, including six, complex, tax, box, sex. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words that end in x are there?
This list holds 447, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word ending in X be a noun?
Yes. 405 of the 447 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.