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5 Letter Words With X as the Third Letter
Need a strong guess from this group? Try nexus: it covers the letters these 97 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 97, 12 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with sixth, toxic, sixty, boxer.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: nexus.
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Common 5-letter words with X as the third letter (12)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- sixth
- toxic
- sixty
- boxer
- pixel
- nexus
- mixer
- maxim
- toxin
- pixie
- fixer
- vixen
The letter before the X is most often A (23 words), and the one after it E (60 words). On average a word here has 2.0 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 78 words). 26% repeat a letter, like maxim. The most common first letter is T (11 words).
All 5-letter words with X as the third letter (97)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
auxin boxed boxer boxes buxom coxae coxal coxed coxes dexes dexie dixie dixit doxed doxes doxie duxes faxed faxes fixed fixer fixes fixit foxed foxes goxes hexad hexed hexer hexes hexyl kexes laxer laxly lexes lexis loxed loxes luxes maxed maxes maxim maxis mixed mixer mixes mixup moxas moxie nexus nixed nixes nixie paxes pixel pixes pixie poxed poxes pyxes pyxie pyxis raxed raxes rexes saxes sexed sexes sexto sexts sixes sixmo sixte sixth sixty taxed taxer taxes taxis taxon taxus texas texts toxic toxin tuxes vexed vexer vexes vexil vixen voxel waxed waxen waxer waxes zaxes
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have X as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 97, which is 1.1% of all five-letter words. 12 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try nexus. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 26% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the X?
The letter before the X is most often A (23 words), and the one after it E (60 words).