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5-letter words with X as the third letter

There are 126 five-letter words with X as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are ZAXES and ZEXES, tied at 21 points. M is the most common first letter among them (15), and the average score is 14.1 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green X in the third position leaves these 126 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with X in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZAXES, ZEXES, JAXIE, PYXED and HEXYL. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an X in slot 3 further.

For Wordle, TEXAS 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 126 words.

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

Words
126
Highest scoring
ZAXES 21 pts
Average score
14.1 pts
With a definition
79 (63%)
Words by first letter
  1. A1
  2. B6
  3. C6
  4. D6
  5. F9
  6. G1
  7. H7
  8. J1
  9. K1
  10. L8
  11. M15
  12. N8
  13. P10
  14. R3
  15. S12
  16. T14
  17. V6
  18. W8
  19. Y2
  20. Z2

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

WordScoreLength
zaxes215
zexes215
jaxie195
hexyl185
pyxed185
boxty175
myxos175
pyxes175
pyxie175
pyxis175

5-letter words with X as the third letter (126)

All 126 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.

zaxes21zexes21jaxie19pyxed18hexyl18pyxis17pyxie17pyxes17boxty17myxos17buxom16fixed16maxim16vexed16waxed16faxed16hexad16hexed16foxed16coxib16hoxed16kexes16mixup16wexed16yexed16boxed15fixer15mixed15sixth15sixty15vixen15faxes15fixes15foxes15laxly15maxed15vexer15vexes15waxen15waxes15coxed15hexer15hexes15poxed15waxer15fixit15foxie15hoxes15muxed15vexil15auxin12dixie13nexus12toxic14lexis12nixed13taxer12nixes12sexed13taxis12boxer14sixer12texas12boxes14sexes12toxin12pixel14sixes12taxed13mixer14pixie14taxes12moxie14taxon12maxis14taxus12mixes14texts12goxes13rexes12dexes13raxed13yexes15coxes14dexie13loxed13raxes12caxon14dixit13laxer12nexts12coxae14doxie13laxes12nixer12boxen14coxal14duxes13loxes12noxes12voxel15wexes15luxes12nixie12saxes12woxen15lexes12noxal12paxes14sexer12wuxia15pixes14sexts12poxes14sixmo14maxes14sexto12tuxes12mixen14sixte12taxol12mixte14taxor12moxas14texes12muxes14

Frequently asked questions

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

Unscrambly's list has 126 five-letter words with X in the third position, 1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as X, these 126 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 TEXAS.

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

ZAXES and ZEXES tie at 21 points in Scrabble. Next come JAXIE (19), HEXYL (18) and PYXED (18). The average is 14.1 points.

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