Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when X is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: auxin, boxed, boxer.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| auxin | 5 | 2 | |
| boxed | 5 | 2 | |
| boxer | 5 | 2 | |
| boxes | 5 | 2 | |
| buxom | 5 | 2 | |
| coxae | 5 | 1 | |
| coxal | 5 | 2 | |
| coxed | 5 | 2 | |
| coxes | 5 | 2 | |
| dexes | 5 | 2 | |
| dexie | 5 | 1 | |
| dixie | 5 | 1 | |
| dixit | 5 | 2 | |
| doxie | 5 | 1 | |
| faxed | 5 | 2 | |
| faxes | 5 | 2 | |
| fixed | 5 | 2 | |
| fixer | 5 | 2 | |
| fixes | 5 | 2 | |
| fixit | 5 | 2 | |
| foxed | 5 | 2 | |
| foxes | 5 | 2 | |
| goxes | 5 | 2 | |
| hexad | 5 | 2 | |
| hexed | 5 | 2 | |
| hexer | 5 | 2 | |
| hexes | 5 | 2 | |
| hexyl | 5 | 2 | |
| kexes | 5 | 2 | |
| laxer | 5 | 2 | |
| laxly | 5 | 2 | |
| lexes | 5 | 2 | |
| lexis | 5 | 2 | |
| loxed | 5 | 2 | |
| loxes | 5 | 2 | |
| luxes | 5 | 2 | |
| maxed | 5 | 2 | |
| maxes | 5 | 2 | |
| maxim | 5 | 2 | |
| maxis | 5 | 2 | |
| mixed | 5 | 2 | |
| mixer | 5 | 2 | |
| mixes | 5 | 2 | |
| mixup | 5 | 2 | |
| moxas | 5 | 2 | |
| moxie | 5 | 1 | |
| nexus | 5 | 2 | |
| nixed | 5 | 2 | |
| nixes | 5 | 2 | |
| nixie | 5 | 1 | |
| paxes | 5 | 2 | |
| pixel | 5 | 2 | |
| pixes | 5 | 2 | |
| pixie | 5 | 1 | |
| poxed | 5 | 2 | |
| poxes | 5 | 2 | |
| pyxes | 5 | 2 | |
| pyxie | 5 | 1 | |
| pyxis | 5 | 2 | |
| raxed | 5 | 2 | |
| raxes | 5 | 2 | |
| rexes | 5 | 2 | |
| saxes | 5 | 2 | |
| sexed | 5 | 2 | |
| sexes | 5 | 2 | |
| sexto | 5 | 2 | |
| sexts | 5 | 1 | |
| sixes | 5 | 2 | |
| sixmo | 5 | 2 | |
| sixte | 5 | 1 | |
| sixth | 5 | 1 | |
| sixty | 5 | 2 | |
| taxed | 5 | 2 | |
| taxer | 5 | 2 | |
| taxes | 5 | 2 | |
| taxis | 5 | 2 | |
| taxon | 5 | 2 | |
| taxus | 5 | 2 | |
| texas | 5 | 2 | |
| texts | 5 | 1 | |
| toxic | 5 | 2 | |
| toxin | 5 | 2 | |
| tuxes | 5 | 2 | |
| vexed | 5 | 2 | |
| vexer | 5 | 2 | |
| vexes | 5 | 2 | |
| vexil | 5 | 2 | |
| vixen | 5 | 2 | |
| voxel | 5 | 2 | |
| waxed | 5 | 2 | |
| waxen | 5 | 2 | |
| waxer | 5 | 2 | |
| waxes | 5 | 2 | |
| zaxes | 5 | 2 |
How do I play around a fixed X in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping X locked.
Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.