Contains Both Letters

7 Letter Words With L and X

Need seven-letter words using both L and X? Here are all 185 from the Collins dictionary, with fowlpox (22 pts) topping the table on points.

185
Total Words
fowlpox
Top Scorer
22
Best Score

7 Letter Words With L and X

185 words
fowlpox22 hexylic22 lockbox22 oxyphil22 buxomly21 fixedly21 flummox21 foxlike21 vexedly21 waxlike21 affixal20 boxlike20 complex20 coxalgy20 ethoxyl20 fluxive20 foxhole20 mixedly20 sixthly20 talkbox20 vixenly20 boxfuls19 boxhaul19 calyxes19 conflux19 exactly19 exclave19 fixable19 funplex19 hellbox19 hexapla19 maxwell19 oxymels19 phalanx19 phloxes19 planxty19 taxably19 waxable19 waxbill19 xylomas19 xylonic19 apoplex18 boxball18 coalbox18 example18 exciple18 exclaim18 exempla18 exemple18 exhaled18 flexing18 flixing18 fluxing18 gravlax18 indoxyl18 klaxons18 kleenex18 lexemic18 loxygen18 mailbox18 maximal18 mixable18 mixible18 perplex18 pillbox18 simplex18 sixfold18 wraxled18 xylidin18 xylogen18 axially17 bolixed17 exclude17 exhales17 exility17 explode17 exuvial17 flaxier17 flexile17 flexion17 flexors17 flexure17 fluxion17 foxtail17 helixes17 lixivia17 malaxed17 overlax17 oxblood17 oxysalt17 sealwax17 sexfoil17 telefax17 vexilla17 wraxles17 xylenes17 xylenol17 xylitol17 xyloses17 abaxial16 abaxile16 biaxial16 bolixes16 celotex16 claxons16 coaxial16 coxless16 culexes16 epaxial16 excusal16 explain16 explant16 exploit16 explore16 exposal16 expulse16 laxisms16 lexemes16 lexical16 lexicon16 malaxes16 maxilla16 milieux16 oxslips16 plexors16 plexure16 poleaxe16 reexpel16 salpinx16 saltbox16 taxable16 toolbox16 toxical16 triplex16 adaxial15 adnexal15 dextral15 exalted15 exiling15 exulted15 galaxes15 indexal15 luxated15 oxlands15 relaxed15 telexed15 alexias14 alexine14 alexins14 alloxan14 anaxial14 asexual14 axillae14 axillar14 axillas14 axolotl14 elixirs14 exalter14 exilers14 exilian14 extolls14 latexes14 laxator14 laxists14 laxness14 lexises14 linuxes14 lurexes14 luxates14 oxalate14 oxtails14 relaxer14 relaxes14 relaxin14 saxauls14 sexless14 sextile14 silexes14 taxless14 teletex14 telexes14 textile14 textual14 ulexite14 uxorial14

About These 7-Letter Words

Below are all 185 seven-letter words using both L and X from the Collins dictionary. Having them in one place saves time when both letters have to land in the same play.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is fowlpox at 22. Other high scorers include hexylic (22), lockbox (22), and oxyphil (22). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

How these words break down

Out of 185 words, 185 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 20 end in -ES and 9 end in -ED, and 23 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 138 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 150 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

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FAQs - 7 Letter Words with L and X

How many 7-letter words contain both L and X?

There are 185 seven-letter words that contain both L and X in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that contains both L and X?

Fowlpox scores 22 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.

Are 7-letter words that contain both L and X valid in Words With Friends?

138 of the 185 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.

Can I use these 7-letter words in Wordle?

No. Wordle only accepts five-letter words, so seven-letter words will not fit. This list is for Scrabble, Words With Friends, crosswords and similar games.

How is this list of words ordered?

By Scrabble score, highest first. Use the Points, A–Z and Z–A controls above the word list to change the order.

Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?

150 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.