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5-letter words ending in EX
There are 14 5-letter words ending in EX in the standard word-game list. The most common are index, latex, annex, codex, telex, carex. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| index | a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number | 13 |
| latex | a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air | 12 |
| annex | an addition that extends a main building | 12 |
| codex | an official list of chemicals or medicines etc. | 15 |
| telex | a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter | 12 |
| carex | Any member of the genus Carex of sedges. | 14 |
| cimex | Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug. | 16 |
| culex | Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease. | 14 |
| desex | make infertile | 13 |
| mirex | The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent organic pollutant. | 14 |
| murex | Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods. | 14 |
| remex | A quill. | 14 |
| silex | a vacuum coffee maker | 12 |
| unsex | deprive of sex or sexual powers | 12 |