5-Letter Words With X as the 3rd Letter
170 valid 5-letter words have "X" in the 3rd position. 12 are common words — narrow with this when you've locked a green tile.
12 common words170 valid words
Common Words (12)
Words most likely to be the answer.
maxim
fixer
toxin
vixen
buxom
pixie
boxer
waxen
sixth
pixel
sixty
toxic
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (158)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
auxil
auxin
baxie
bbxrt
bexar
bixby
bixin
boxed
boxen
boxes
boxty
buxus
caxon
coxae
coxal
coxed
coxes
coxey
dexec
dexes
dexie
dixie
dixil
dixit
dixon
doxia
doxie
duxes
exxon
faxan
faxed
faxen
faxes
faxon
faxun
fixed
fixes
fixin
fixit
fixup
foxed
foxer
foxes
foxie
foxly
goxes
hexad
hexed
hexer
hexes
hexis
hexyl
hoxha
hoxie
ioxus
jixie
juxon
juxta
kexes
laxer
laxly
lexes
lexia
lexic
lexie
lexis
loxed
loxes
loxia
loxic
luxes
luxor
luxus
maxey
maxia
maxie
maxis
maxma
mexia
mexsp
mixed
mixen
mixer
mixes
mixie
mixup
moxas
moxee
moxie
naxos
nexal
nexum
nexus
nixed
nixer
nixes
nixie
nixon
noxal
noxen
noxon
nyxis
paxes
paxon
pbxes
pexsi
pixes
pixys
poxed
poxes
pyxes
pyxie
pyxis
raxed
raxes
rexen
rexer
rexes
roxie
saxen
saxes
saxis
saxon
sexed
sexes
sexly
sexto
sexts
sixer
sixes
sixmo
sixte
taxed
taxer
taxes
taxin
taxir
taxis
taxon
taxor
taxus
texan
texas
texon
texts
toxey
toxon
tuxes
vaxbi
vexed
vexer
vexes
vexil
waxed
waxer
waxes
wixom
zaxes
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 170 matches.
Most common letters
x170
e110
i71
s60
a57
o55
n38
t28
d26
l24
Most common letter by position
The most common letter in the 1st position is t, appearing in 18 of 170 words.
Vowel distribution
- 1 with no vowels
- 42 with 1 unique vowel
- 112 with 2 unique vowels
- 15 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -es · 30 words
- -ie · 15 words
- -ed · 15 words
- -er · 12 words
- -on · 12 words
Strategy
12 answers fit. Pick a guess that tests several of the most common letters shown above.