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5-letter words with X as the second letter

There are 54 five-letter words with X as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is OXBOW at 17 points. E is the most common first letter among them (26), and the average score is 12.9 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green X in the second position leaves these 54 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with X in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include OXBOW, OXEYE, AXIOM, EXACT and EXCEL. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an X in slot 2 further.

For Wordle, EXIST is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 54 words.

5-letter words with X as the second letter in numbers

Words
54
Highest scoring
OXBOW 17 pts
Average score
12.9 pts
With a definition
34 (63%)
Words by first letter
  1. A15
  2. E26
  3. I3
  4. O10

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with x as the second letter

WordScoreLength
oxbow175
oxeye155
axiom145
axman145
axmen145
exact145
exams145
excel145
execs145
exeem145

5-letter words with X as the second letter (54)

All 54 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

oxbow17oxeye15axiom14exact14excel14expel14exams14execs14expat14expos14oxime14oxlip14axman14axmen14exeem14exeme14exurb14oxims14exude13oxide13exode13axing13axled13exing13axoid13oxids13axial12exalt12exert12exile12exist12extol12extra12exult12axile12axles12axone12axons12exits12axils12exons12ixias12axels12axion12axite12exeat12exies12exine12exuls12ixora12ixtle12oxers12oxies12oxter12

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have X as the second letter?

Unscrambly's list has 54 five-letter words with X in the second position, 0.4% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second tile turned green as X, these 54 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as EXIST.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with X as the second letter?

OXBOW scores 17 points in Scrabble. Next come OXEYE (15), AXIOM (14) and AXMAN (14). The average is 12.9 points.

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