Spelfabet

One letter represents two sounds (/ks/) at syllable endings.
Usually after “short” vowels.

VC & CVC	With adjacent consonants	Unusual one-syllable spellings	Polysyllabic words
ax (US) box cox dux ex fax fix fox hex lax lox max mix nix ox pax pix pox sax sex six tax tex tix tux vex vox wax	crux flax flex flux jinx minx next text twixt	coax hoax lynx	affix annex anorexic anthrax apex appendix approximate axolotl betwixt borax boxer climax complex context convex cortex crucifix Dixie duplex elixir epoxy helix index larynx latex matrix orthodox paradox perplex prefix pretext reflex reflux relax remix sphinx subtext suffix syntax thorax toxin transfix vortex

One response to “x as in fox”

1. Casie says:

   May 20, 2022 at 5:39 am

   Hi there,
   I’m wondering, would x be considered a digraph?

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