5-Letter Words With X as the 2nd Letter
83 valid 5-letter words have "X" in the 2nd position. 14 are common words — narrow with this when you've locked a green tile.
14 common words83 valid words
Common Words (14)
Words most likely to be the answer.
exult
oxide
exist
exile
exalt
excel
extol
axiom
expel
axial
exert
axion
exact
extra
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (69)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
axels
axers
axile
axils
axine
axing
axite
axled
axles
axman
axmen
axoid
axone
axons
axson
axtel
axton
exams
exaun
excud
excur
exdie
exeat
execs
exect
exede
exhbn
exies
exine
exing
exion
exira
exite
exits
exlex
exode
exody
exons
exopt
expdt
expos
exptl
expwy
exsec
exter
exton
exude
exuma
exurb
exust
exxon
ixias
ixion
ixora
ixtle
oxane
oxbow
oxboy
oxeye
oxfly
oxids
oxime
oxims
oxley
oxlip
oxman
oxter
uxmal
xxiii
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 83 matches.
Most common letters
x83
e61
a33
o31
i29
t22
l20
n20
s18
d11
Most common letter by position
The most common letter in the 1st position is e, appearing in 44 of 83 words.
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 18 with 1 unique vowel
- 50 with 2 unique vowels
- 15 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -on · 7 words
- -ne · 4 words
- -de · 4 words
- -le · 3 words
- -el · 3 words
Strategy
14 answers fit. Pick a guess that tests several of the most common letters shown above.