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5 Letter Words With C and X
Every five-letter word that contains both C and X, in any position — answer-eligible words flagged in green, tap any word to play.
How Many 5-Letter Words Have C and X?
Only 23 five-letter words carry both C and X, which makes this one of the tighter pairs on the board — narrower than about 92% of all letter pairings. The answer pool trims it further, to 3: EXACT, EXCEL, TOXIC and the rest. A list this short is one you read rather than guess at.
C is effectively anchored. 70% of these words (16 of 23) put it in the 1st slot. The exceptions are few enough to check by eye.
Only 1 of these words let C and X sit next to each other — EXCEL, so spacing them out is the better default.
87% of these words carry two or more vowels, so vowel coverage is largely settled — spend the remaining guesses on consonants.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 3 words that can truly win the board.
Best Wordle Words With C and X
When C and X are both in play, the strongest guess keeps them and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 EXACT — eliminates about 92.5% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 TOXIC — eliminates about 89.6% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 EXCEL — eliminates about 86.7% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by First Letter
Grouping by first letter is lopsided here: the C group alone holds 16 words against 23 total. If your board has not fixed square one yet, that is where the odds sit.
C/X Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 3 words with C and X have been the answer: EXACT (#790, 2023-08-18), TOXIC (#624, 2023-03-05), EXCEL (#551, 2022-12-22). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #790 | 2023-08-18 | EXACT |
| #624 | 2023-03-05 | TOXIC |
| #551 | 2022-12-22 | EXCEL |
The other 20 words on this list are valid guesses the game accepts but never chooses as a solution. They still make useful probes for placing C and X, but when you guess to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
Where C and X Land in 5-Letter Words
The whole puzzle now is placement, so here is exactly where each letter tends to sit across the 23 words. Try the busiest square first.
| Position | Words with C here | Words with X here |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | 4 |
| 2nd | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | 1 | 0 |
| 5th | 5 | 10 |
Play a candidate that seats each letter in its busiest square and one of two good things happens: a tile turns green and you have locked a position, or it turns yellow again and you have eliminated the single most likely slot in one move.
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Lead with the busiest square. C in slot 1 covers 16 of these 23 words and X in slot 5 covers 10 — try that shape before rarer placements.
- Favor distinct letters early. 21 of the 23 words here use five different letters and 2 repeat one.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words have C and X?
There are 23 valid five-letter words that contain both C and X in any position, and 3 of them can be a Wordle answer. Turn on "Answers only" above to narrow the list to answer-eligible words.
What is the best word to guess with C and X confirmed?
EXACT — it keeps both letters and still eliminates about 92.5% of the remaining answer pool. EXACT, TOXIC, EXCEL are the top three by that measure. See more best Wordle starting words.
Where do C and X usually sit in these words?
C most often lands in the 1st position (16 of 23 words) and X in the 5th (10). That is a strong enough lean to guess on directly.
Which C/X words have been Wordle answers?
3 of them, out of 1916 puzzles so far. The most recent was EXACT (#790) on 2023-08-18, and the first was EXCEL on 2022-12-22. Every answer-eligible word on this list has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once C and X show as present you must reuse them, so this is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 21 of the 23 words use five distinct letters and 2 repeat one, which matters because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to test elsewhere — see the how-to-play guide.
Are there 5-letter words with C and X next to each other?
1 of the 23 words place C and X in neighbouring squares: EXCEL. The remaining 22 keep at least one square between them.
How many C/X words have no repeated letters?
21 of the 23. Those are the ones that reveal the most board per guess, so they are the better probes early on. The other 2 double up on some letter, and 87% of the full list carries two or more vowels. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.