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)