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Here is a comprehensive list of over 150 words that end in letter x.

  • Affix (to attach or append something)
  • Aftertax (relating to the amount of money after taxes have been deducted)
  • Annex (to add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document)
  • Antapex – The point in the sky directly opposite the solar apex; the direction in which the solar system is moving away from.
  • Apex (the top or highest part of something)
  • Bandbox (a lightweight hat box or a small, neat, and attractive place)
  • Banjax (to ruin or destroy)
  • Beeswax (a natural wax produced by honey bees)
  • Bollix (to mess up or bungle)
  • Borax (a boron compound used as a flux in welding, as a mild antiseptic, and in laundry detergents)
  • Box (a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid)
  • Biobox – A container used for biological samples or experiments under controlled conditions.
  • Breadbox (a container for keeping bread fresh)
  • Calyx (the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud)
  • Cashbox (a box or small chest for holding cash)
  • Caudex (the thickened stem or trunk of a plant, often found in succulents and ferns)
  • Cervix (the narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus)
  • Cineplex (a cinema complex with multiple screens)
  • Circumflex (a diacritical mark (^) used to indicate the alteration of a vowel sound)
  • Climax (the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination)
  • Codex (an ancient manuscript text in book form)
  • Complex (consisting of many different and connected parts)
  • Cortex (the outer layer of an organ or structure, especially the brain)
  • Cox (short for coxswain, the person who steers and directs a rowing crew)
  • Cybersex (sexual activity or arousal through electronic communication)
  • Desex (to remove the sexual organs of; to neuter or spay)
  • Detox (the process of removing toxic substances or qualities)
  • Duplex (a house divided into two apartments, or communication in both directions simultaneously)
  • Efflux (the flowing out of a particular substance or particle)
  • Endocervix (the inner part of the cervix, the opening to the uterus)
  • Endotox (short for endotoxin, a toxin present inside a bacterial cell that is released when the cell disintegrates)
  • Epicalyx (a group of bracts resembling a calyx but situated above it, as in some flower species)
  • Equinox (the time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length)
  • Ethox ([Possibly referring to ethoxylation, a chemical process])
  • Ex (former; of earlier time)
  • Exotox (short for exotoxin, a toxin released by bacteria into the surrounding environment)
  • Fairfax ([A surname or place name, no specific definition])
  • Fax (short for facsimile, a system for transmitting copies of documents using telephone lines)
  • Felix ([A name, often associated with happiness or luck from Latin origin])
  • Firebox (the chamber of a boiler or furnace where fuel is burned)
  • Fix (to repair or stabilize something)
  • Flummox (to perplex or bewilder someone)
  • Flux (continuous change or movement, or in physics, the rate of flow of a fluid, radiant energy, or particles across a given area)
  • Galax (a genus of evergreen herbaceous plants in the family Diapensiaceae)
  • Galaxy (a large system of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravitational forces)
  • Gearbox (a mechanical device with a set of gears used to transmit torque and change the speed of a vehicle)
  • Grex (in horticulture, a collective term for the offspring of a specific cross or breeding)
  • Hapax (short for hapax legomenon, a word or expression that appears only once within a context or body of work)
  • Hatbox (a container or case for storing and transporting hats)
  • Helix (a type of smooth space curve, like the shape of a spring or spiral)
  • Hellbox (a receptacle in a printing office, for holding discarded type)
  • Hoax (a malicious deception)
  • Homodox – Pertaining to having the same opinions or beliefs (less commonly used).
  • Hydrox ([Originally a brand name for cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, predating Oreo])
  • Ibex (a type of wild mountain goat with large, backward-curving horns)
  • Icebox (an insulated cabinet or chest for storing ice and keeping food cold)
  • Inbox (a place or folder where incoming messages or emails are received)
  • Index (an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places where they occur, typically found at the end of a book)
  • Influx – An arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.
  • Intersex (pertaining to a person or animal with physical sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies)
  • Jambeaux (pieces of plate armor for the leg, covering the shin from the knee to the ankle)
  • Jinx (a person or thing that brings bad luck)
  • Jukebox (a machine that automatically plays a selected musical recording when a coin is inserted)
  • Juicebox – A small container for holding and dispensing juice, often used in packed lunches or for snacks.
  • Jynx (a genus of birds, also spelled as “jinx” which means to bring bad luck)
  • Kex (a dry, hollow stalk, especially of a cow parsley or similar plant)
  • Keybox (a secure container for storing keys)
  • Kickbox (a form of martial art or sport that combines boxing punches and martial arts kicks)
  • Kinepox ([Historic term for cowpox, used in early vaccines against smallpox])
  • Kleenex (a brand name, often used generically for facial tissue)
  • Knickknax ([Alternate spelling of “knickknacks,” small decorative ornaments or trinkets])
  • Larynx (the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords; the voice box)
  • Lightbox (a container with a light inside used for viewing transparencies or for photographic tracing)
  • Lockbox (a secure container for storing valuables, keys, or documents)
  • Lox (smoked salmon)
  • Lummox (a clumsy, stupid person)
  • Lunchbox – A container used to store and transport food for personal meal consumption.
  • Lux (a unit of illuminance, measuring luminous flux per unit area)
  • Lynx (a wild cat with yellowish-brown fur, a short tail, and tufts of black hair on the tips of its ears)
  • Mailbox (a box into which mail is delivered, especially one outside a residence or attached to a street post for outgoing mail)
  • Matchbox (a small box containing matches)
  • Matrix (an environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure)
  • Max (short for maximum, the highest amount, value, or degree)
  • Minx (a flirtatious or impudent young woman)
  • Mirex (a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide)
  • Multiplex (a system that combines multiple signals into one or a cinema with multiple screens)
  • Murex – A type of sea snail, historically important for producing purple dye.
  • Neocortex (the part of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, and generation of motor commands)
  • Neurotox (short for neurotoxin, a toxin that affects neural tissues)
  • Nix (nothing, or to cancel or veto something)
  • Nutrix (a nourishing substance, or in historical context, a nurse or caretaker)
  • Orthodox – Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
  • Orthoprax (correct practice or action, especially in religious context)
  • Outbox (a box or tray for outgoing mail or messages)
  • Outflux (the flow or streaming outward of something)
  • Outfox (to defeat or deceive by being more clever or cunning)
  • Overcomplex (unnecessarily or excessively complex)
  • Ox (a domesticated bovine animal kept for milk or meat; plural oxen)
  • Panchax (a type of small tropical fish)
  • Paradox (a statement or proposition that, despite sound reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory)
  • Perplex (to cause someone to feel confused or bewildered)
  • Phalanx – A body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.
  • Phoenix (a mythical bird that is said to regenerate, arising from the ashes of its predecessor)
  • Pillbox (a small box for holding pills; or a small, low, concrete fortification used in warfare)
  • Plex (short for complex or multiplex; used as a suffix to denote a number of parts or units)
  • Prefix – A word, letter, or number placed before another.
  • Quadplex (a building divided into four separate residences or apartments)
  • Quickfix (a fast and easy solution, often temporary)
  • Quincunx (an arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square and one at the center)
  • Redux (brought back; revived)
  • Reflex (an involuntary response to a stimulus)
  • Relax (make or become less tense or anxious)
  • Remix (a piece of media which has been altered from its original state by adding, removing, and/or changing pieces of the item)
  • Retroflex (curled or bent backwards; in linguistics, a type of consonantal sound used in some languages)
  • Saltbox (a style of house with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back)
  • Sandbox (a shallow box filled with sand for children to play in; or a testing environment for software development)
  • Sardonyx (a variety of onyx with alternating layers of sard and onyx, used as a gemstone)
  • Seedbox (a high-bandwidth remote server for uploading and downloading digital files)
  • Silex (flint or quartz, used historically for sparking fire or in the manufacture of glass and ceramics)
  • Silox ([Possibly related to silicones, specifically polysiloxanes, a type of synthetic polymer])
  • Smallpox (a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus)
  • Spadix (a type of flower spike with a fleshy axis, found in plants such as the peace lily and philodendron)
  • Sphinx (a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion, known from Egyptian and Greek mythology)
  • Subindex (a secondary index or an index within a larger index)
  • Supramax (a category of bulk carrier vessels, larger than handymax and smaller than panamax)
  • Syntax (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language)
  • Tax (a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions)
  • Teabox (a box for storing tea leaves or tea bags)
  • Tex (a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers, defined as the mass in grams per 1000 meters)
  • Thorax (the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs)
  • Tinderbox – A box containing tinder, flint, and a steel for lighting fires, or a place or situation that could easily become dangerous or violent.
  • Toolbox (a box or container for storing tools)
  • Transfix – To cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.
  • Triplex (a building divided into three separate residences or apartments; or relating to a system of transmitting three signals simultaneously)
  • Unbox (to remove from a box or packaging)
  • Unisex (designed for or suitable for both sexes)
  • Unix (a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems)
  • Unorthodox (contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted)
  • Varix (an enlarged, swollen, or knotty vein)
  • Vertex (the highest point; the top or apex)
  • Vex (to make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters)
  • Voicebox (another term for the larynx, which houses the vocal cords)
  • Vortex (a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind)
  • Watchbox (a box used to store watches)
  • Wax (a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; or to increase in size, numbers, strength, prosperity, or intensity)
  • Woodwax ([Possibly referring to dyer’s greenweed, used historically for dyeing])
  • Workbox (a box for holding sewing or craft supplies)
  • Xerox (a brand name used generically for photocopying)
  • Yellowbox (a type of Eucalyptus tree known for its durable timber)
  • Yex ([Historic or dialect term for a hiccup or belch])
  • Zax (a tool for cutting roof slates)

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