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Words containing AX

Words that have the letters AX in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 543 playable words containing AX in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 7 letters, and the longest word is AXIOMATISATIONS. The highest-scoring is MAXIMIZATIONS, worth 31 points.

  • MAXIMIZE26
  • MAXIMUM20
  • TAXPAYERS19
  • MAXIMISE18
  • TAXPAYER18
  • GALAXY15
  • RELAXING15
  • AXIOMS14
  • RELAXED14
  • SYNTAX14
  • TAXATION14
  • AXIOM13
  • RELAXES13
  • RELAX11
  • TAXES11
  • AXES10
  • AXIS10
  • TAXI10

Highest-scoring words containing AX

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • MAXIMIZATIONS31
  • AXIOMATIZATIONS31
  • MAXIMIZATION30
  • AXIOMATIZATION30
  • CHEMOTAXONOMIC30
  • MAXIMIZING29
  • AXIOMATIZING29
  • CHEMOTAXONOMY29
  • CEPHALOTHORAXES29
  • CHEMOTAXONOMIES29
  • CHEMOTAXONOMIST29
  • MAXIMIZED28

2-letter words containing AX (1)

  • AX8

3-letter words containing AX (10)

  • AXE9
  • FAX12
  • LAX9
  • MAX11
  • PAX11
  • RAX9
  • SAX9
  • TAX9
  • WAX12
  • ZAX17

4-letter words containing AX (15)

  • AXAL10
  • AXED11
  • AXEL10
  • AXES10
  • AXIL10
  • AXIS10
  • AXLE10
  • AXON10
  • COAX12
  • FLAX13
  • HOAX12
  • MAXI12
  • TAXA10
  • TAXI10
  • WAXY15

5-letter words containing AX (48)

  • ADDAX13
  • ATAXY13
  • AXELS11
  • AXIAL11
  • AXILE11
  • AXILS11
  • AXING12
  • AXIOM13
  • AXION11
  • AXITE11
  • AXLED12
  • AXLES11
  • AXMAN13
  • AXMEN13
  • AXONE11
  • AXONS11
  • BORAX13
  • BRAXY15
  • DEWAX15
  • FAXED15
  • FAXES14
  • FLAXY16
  • GALAX12
  • HAPAX15
  • HYRAX15
  • LAXER11
  • LAXLY13
  • MAXES13
  • MAXIM15
  • MAXIS13
  • PAXES13
  • RAXED12
  • RAXES11
  • RELAX11
  • RETAX11
  • REWAX14
  • SAXES11
  • TAXED12
  • TAXER11
  • TAXES11
  • TAXIS11
  • TAXON11
  • TAXUS12
  • WAXED15
  • WAXEN14
  • WAXER14
  • WAXES14
  • ZAXES19

6-letter words containing AX (68)

  • ATAXIA12
  • ATAXIC14
  • AXEMAN14
  • AXEMEN14
  • AXENIC14
  • AXILLA12
  • AXIOMS14
  • AXIONS12
  • AXISED13
  • AXISES12
  • AXITES12
  • AXLIKE15
  • AXONIC14
  • AXSEED13
  • BANJAX22
  • BIAXAL14
  • BOMBAX18
  • CLAXON14
  • CLIMAX16
  • COAXAL14
  • COAXED15
  • COAXER14
  • COAXES14
  • EARWAX15
  • EUTAXY15
  • FAXING16
  • FLAXEN15
  • FLAXES15
  • GALAXY15
  • HOAXED15
  • HOAXER14
  • HOAXES14
  • KLAXON15
  • LAXEST12
  • LAXITY14
  • MAXIMA16
  • MAXIMS16
  • MAXIXE20
  • PAXWAX23
  • PICKAX19
  • POLEAX14
  • PRAXES14
  • PRAXIS14
  • PRETAX14
  • RAXING13
  • SAXONY14
  • SMILAX14
  • STYRAX14
  • SURTAX13
  • SYNTAX14
  • TAXEME14
  • TAXIED13
  • TAXING13
  • TAXMAN14
  • TAXMEN14
  • THORAX14
  • WAXERS15
  • WAXIER15
  • WAXILY17
  • WAXING16

The 60 most common shown, 8 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing AX (95)

  • ABAXIAL15
  • ABAXILE15
  • ADDAXES15
  • ANTHRAX15
  • APRAXIA15
  • APRAXIC17
  • BEESWAX18
  • BETAXED16
  • BROADAX16
  • CARAPAX17
  • COAXING16
  • DEWAXED18
  • DEWAXES17
  • EPITAXY17
  • FLAXIER16
  • GRAVLAX18
  • HAPAXES17
  • HOAXERS15
  • HOAXING16
  • HYRAXES17
  • KLAXONS16
  • LAXNESS13
  • MAXILLA15
  • MAXIMAL17
  • MAXIMIN17
  • MAXIMUM20
  • MAXIXES21
  • MAXWELL18
  • MINIMAX17
  • OVERLAX17
  • OVERTAX17
  • PACKWAX23
  • PANCHAX19
  • PICKAXE20
  • RELAXED14
  • RELAXES13
  • REWAXED17
  • REWAXES16
  • SAXTUBA16
  • SUBTAXA16
  • TAXABLE15
  • TAXABLY17
  • TAXEMIC17
  • TAXICAB17
  • TAXIING14
  • TAXIWAY18
  • TAXPAID16
  • TAXWISE16
  • TAXYING16
  • UNWAXED18
  • WAXBILL18
  • WAXIEST16
  • WAXINGS17
  • WAXLIKE19
  • WAXWEED20
  • WAXWING20
  • WAXWORK22
  • WAXWORM21
  • WOADWAX20
  • WOODWAX20

The 60 most common shown, 35 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing AX (95)

  • AFTERTAX17
  • APRAXIAS16
  • ATARAXIC16
  • AXIOLOGY17
  • AXOPLASM18
  • BANJAXED25
  • BANJAXES24
  • BROADAXE17
  • CHRONAXY20
  • CLIMAXED19
  • CLIMAXES18
  • CURTALAX17
  • DEWAXING19
  • DYSTAXIA17
  • EARWAXES17
  • EPITAXIC18
  • FLAXIEST17
  • FLAXSEED18
  • GALAXIES15
  • LAXATIVE18
  • MAXICOAT18
  • MAXILLAE16
  • MAXIMALS18
  • MAXIMINS18
  • MAXIMISE18
  • MAXIMITE18
  • MAXIMIZE26
  • MAXIMUMS21
  • MAXWELLS19
  • PARALLAX16
  • PAXWAXES25
  • PHYLAXIS20
  • PICKAXED22
  • PICKAXES21
  • POLEAXED17
  • RELAXANT14
  • RELAXING15
  • REWAXING18
  • SAXTUBAS17
  • SUBAXIAL17
  • SUBTAXON17
  • SUPERTAX17
  • SURTAXED16
  • SURTAXES15
  • TAXATION14
  • TAXICABS18
  • TAXINGLY17
  • TAXIWAYS19
  • TAXONOMY18
  • TAXPAYER18
  • THORAXES16
  • TOADFLAX18
  • WAXBERRY21
  • WAXBILLS19
  • WAXINESS17
  • WAXPLANT19
  • WAXWEEDS21
  • WAXWINGS21
  • WAXWORKS23
  • WAXWORMS22

The 60 most common shown, 35 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing AX (69)

  • ATARAXICS17
  • AXIOMATIC19
  • AXOPLASMS19
  • BANJAXING26
  • BEESWAXES20
  • BIAXIALLY19
  • BROADAXES18
  • CARAPAXES19
  • CHRONAXIE19
  • CLIMAXING20
  • COAXIALLY19
  • DISCLIMAX20
  • DYSTAXIAS18
  • EPISTAXES17
  • EPISTAXIS17
  • EPITAXIAL17
  • EPITAXIES17
  • FLAXSEEDS19
  • HYPOTAXES21
  • HYPOTAXIS21
  • LAXATIVES19
  • MAXICOATS19
  • MAXILLARY19
  • MAXIMALLY21
  • MAXIMISED20
  • MAXIMISES19
  • MAXIMITES19
  • MAXIMIZED28
  • MAXIMIZER27
  • MAXIMIZES27
  • METAXYLEM21
  • MINIMAXES19
  • NEURAXONS16
  • OVERTAXED20
  • OVERTAXES19
  • PACKWAXES25
  • PANCHAXES21
  • PARATAXES17
  • PARATAXIS17
  • PICKAXING23
  • POLEAXING18
  • POSTAXIAL17
  • PROTHORAX19
  • RELAXANTS15
  • RELAXEDLY18
  • SAXIFRAGE19
  • SAXITOXIN21
  • SAXOPHONE19
  • SUBCLIMAX22
  • SUBTAXONS18
  • SURTAXING17
  • TAXIDERMY20
  • TAXIMETER17
  • TAXONOMIC19
  • TAXPAYERS19
  • TAXPAYING20
  • UNRELAXED17
  • WAXPLANTS20
  • WOADWAXES22
  • WOODWAXES22

The 60 most common shown, 9 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing AX (52)

  • ANTICLIMAX20
  • AXENICALLY20
  • AXIALITIES16
  • AXILLARIES16
  • AXIOLOGIES17
  • AXIOMATIZE26
  • AXOPLASMIC22
  • CHEMOTAXES22
  • CHEMOTAXIS22
  • CHRONAXIES20
  • CLIMAXLESS20
  • CURTALAXES19
  • FRAXINELLA19
  • MAXILLIPED21
  • MAXIMALIST20
  • MAXIMISING21
  • MAXIMIZERS28
  • MAXIMIZING29
  • MESOTHORAX20
  • METAGALAXY21
  • METATHORAX20
  • METAXYLEMS22
  • MULTIAXIAL19
  • NONTAXABLE18
  • OVERTAXING21
  • PARALLAXES18
  • PHOTOTAXES20
  • PHOTOTAXIS20
  • PHYLAXISES22
  • PHYLLOTAXY24
  • PRAXEOLOGY21
  • PREMAXILLA20
  • RELAXATION16
  • SAXICOLOUS19
  • SAXIFRAGES20
  • SAXITOXINS22
  • SAXOPHONES20
  • SAXOPHONIC22
  • SUBMAXIMAL23
  • SUPERTAXES19
  • TAXIDERMIC21
  • TAXIMETERS18
  • TAXONOMIES18
  • TAXONOMIST18
  • TOADFLAXES20
  • TRANSAXLES16
  • TROPOTAXES18
  • TROPOTAXIS18
  • UNDERTAXED19
  • UNDERTAXES18
  • WAXBERRIES21
  • WAXINESSES19

11-letter words containing AX (37)

  • ANAPHYLAXES23
  • ANAPHYLAXIS23
  • AXIOLOGICAL20
  • AXIOMATIZED28
  • AXIOMATIZES27
  • AXISYMMETRY25
  • AXONOMETRIC21
  • DISCLIMAXES22
  • EPITAXIALLY21
  • FRAXINELLAS20
  • HYDROTHORAX24
  • MAXILLARIES19
  • MAXILLIPEDS22
  • MAXIMALISTS21
  • NONTAXABLES19
  • PHYLLOTAXES23
  • PHYLLOTAXIS23
  • PREMAXILLAE21
  • PREMAXILLAS21
  • PROPHYLAXES25
  • PROPHYLAXIS25
  • PROTHORAXES21
  • PROTOGALAXY22
  • RELAXATIONS17
  • RELAXEDNESS18
  • SAXOPHONIST21
  • STEREOTAXIC19
  • SUBCLIMAXES24
  • TAXIDERMIES20
  • TAXIDERMIST20
  • TAXONOMISTS19
  • THERMOTAXES21
  • THERMOTAXIS21
  • THIGMOTAXES22
  • THIGMOTAXIS22
  • TRIAXIALITY19
  • UNDERTAXING20

12-letter words containing AX (20)

  • ANTICLIMAXES22
  • AXIOMATIZING29
  • AXISYMMETRIC26
  • CYTOTAXONOMY26
  • MAXIMIZATION30
  • MESOTHORAXES22
  • METAGALAXIES21
  • METATHORAXES22
  • MORPHALLAXES24
  • MORPHALLAXIS24
  • OVERTAXATION22
  • PHYLLOTAXIES24
  • PNEUMOTHORAX25
  • PRAXEOLOGIES21
  • PREMAXILLARY24
  • SAXOPHONISTS22
  • SUBMAXILLARY25
  • TAXIDERMISTS21
  • TROPHALLAXES22
  • TROPHALLAXIS22

How common are they?

543 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.32%) are containing AX. Most of them, 95, have 7 letters. 78 start with AX, 66 end with it and 400 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing AX?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 543 words containing AX, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing AX?

MAXIMIZATIONS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: AXIOMATIZATIONS (31), MAXIMIZATION (30) and AXIOMATIZATION (30).

What are the most common words containing AX?

MAXIMIZE, MAXIMUM, TAXPAYERS, MAXIMISE, TAXPAYER and GALAXY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

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