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 |