Five-letter words with E, W and X
Our Wordle guess list has 9 five-letter words containing E, W and X, wherever those letters fall. Use the list when you have yellow tiles but not their positions.
9 matching words
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Where these letters usually land
You know these letters are in the word (yellow tiles) but not where. Across the 9 matching words, here's where each one tends to sit, which can help place your next guess.
- E most often the 4th letter (78% of these words), also 2nd (44%).
- W most often the 1st letter (78% of these words), also 3rd (22%).
- X most often the 3rd letter (78% of these words), also 5th (22%).
Word notes
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WAXEN
Made of or covered with wax.
“a waxen tablet”
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Past Wordle answer: January 19, 2026.
WAXED
simple past and past participle of wax
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
DEWAX
To remove wax from (a material or surface).
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
REWAX
To wax again.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
WAXER
A device used to apply wax.
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WAXES
plural of wax
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
WEXED
simple past and past participle of wex
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WEXES
third-person singular simple present indicative of wex
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
WOXEN
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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