5-Letter Words Starting With EX

10 common words and 44 valid guesses start with "EX". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

10 common words44 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

exult
exist
exile
exalt
excel
extol
expel
exert
exact
extra

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

exams
exaun
excud
excur
exdie
exeat
execs
exect
exede
exhbn
exies
exine
exing
exion
exira
exite
exits
exlex
exode
exody
exons
exopt
expdt
expos
exptl
expwy
exsec
exter
exton
exude
exuma
exurb
exust
exxon

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 44 matches.

Most common letters

e44
x44
t17
i10
s9
o9
a8
l8
u8
n8

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 3rd position is i, appearing in 9 of 44 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 13 with 1 unique vowel
  • 27 with 2 unique vowels
  • 4 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -de · 3 words
  • -on · 3 words
  • -ct · 2 words
  • -lt · 2 words
  • -el · 2 words

Strategy

10 answers start with "EX". Use the common endings shown above to lock in your remaining green letters.

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