6 Letter Words Ending in X

Common six-letter words that end in X

The 40 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• matrix 15/16 (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns
• icebox 17/19 white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
• reflex 16/17 an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
• climax 17/20 the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
• vortex 16/17 the shape of something rotating rapidly
• larynx 16/17 a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea
• cortex 15/16 the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
• sphinx 18/19 an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
• unisex 13/15 not distinguished on the basis of sex
• duplex 16/19 a house with two units sharing a common wall
• scolex 15/17
• cervix 18/20 the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
• prefix 18/19 an affix that is added in front of the word
• thorax 16/15 the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
• syntax 16/16 the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
• reflux 16/18 an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
• lummox 17/21 an awkward stupid person
• influx 16/19 the process of flowing in
• pickax 21/23 a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
• earwax 16/16 a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
• hatbox 18/18 a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
• convex 18/21 curving or bulging outward
• coccyx 22/24 the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
• cowpox 20/22 a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder
• outbox 15/17
• pretax 15/16
• storax 13/13 a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
• bijoux 22/26
• bollix 15/18 make a mess of, destroy or ruin
• hotbox 18/18 a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
• outfox 16/17 outdo someone in trickery
• subfix 18/20
• suffix 19/20 an affix that is added at the end of the word
• vertex 16/17 the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
• phenix 18/19
• surtax 13/14 an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
• diplex 16/18
• hallux 16/18 the first largest innermost toe
• poleax 15/17 an ax used to slaughter cattle
• styrax 16/15 any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage

All 68 six-letter words that end in X

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.