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8-letter words with X as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 8-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: auxetics, boxberry, boxboard.

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128 words

Word	Length	Syllables
auxetics	8	3
boxberry	8	3
boxboard	8	2
boxhauls	8	2
boxiness	8	3
boxthorn	8	2
boxwoods	8	2
buxomest	8	3
coxalgia	8	3
coxalgic	8	3
coxcombs	8	2
coxswain	8	2
dextrans	8	2
dextrine	8	2
dextrins	8	2
dextrose	8	2
dextrous	8	2
doxology	8	4
duxelles	8	3
euxenite	8	3
fixatifs	8	3
fixating	8	3
fixation	8	3
fixative	8	3
fixities	8	3
fixtures	8	3
foxfires	8	3
foxglove	8	2
foxholes	8	3
foxhound	8	2
foxhunts	8	2
foxiness	8	3
foxskins	8	2
foxtails	8	2
foxtrots	8	2
hexagons	8	3
hexagram	8	3
hexamine	8	3
hexaplar	8	3
hexaplas	8	3
hexapods	8	3
hexapody	8	4
hexarchy	8	3
hexereis	8	3
hexosans	8	3
laxation	8	3
laxative	8	3
laxities	8	3
lexicons	8	3
lixivial	8	3
lixivium	8	3
luxating	8	3
luxation	8	3
luxuries	8	3
maxicoat	8	3
maxillae	8	2
maxillas	8	3
maximals	8	3
maximins	8	3
maximise	8	3
maximite	8	3
maximize	8	3
maximums	8	3
maxwells	8	2
mixology	8	4
mixtures	8	3
myxedema	8	4
myxocyte	8	3
myxomata	8	4
nextdoor	8	2
paxwaxes	8	3
pixieish	8	2
pixiness	8	3
poxvirus	8	3
pyxidium	8	3
saxatile	8	3
saxhorns	8	2
saxonies	8	3
saxtubas	8	3
sexiness	8	3
sexology	8	4
sextains	8	2
sextants	8	2
sextarii	8	3
sextette	8	2
sextiles	8	3
sextuple	8	2
sextuply	8	3
sexually	8	3
sixpence	8	2
sixpenny	8	3
sixteens	8	2
sixtieth	8	2
sixtyish	8	2
taxables	8	3
taxation	8	3
taxicabs	8	3
taxingly	8	3
taxiways	8	3
taxonomy	8	4
taxpayer	8	2
textbook	8	2
textiles	8	3
textless	8	2
textuary	8	3
textural	8	3
textured	8	3
textures	8	3
toxaemia	8	3
toxaemic	8	3
toxemias	8	3
toxicant	8	3
toxicity	8	4
tuxedoed	8	3
tuxedoes	8	3
vexation	8	3
vexillar	8	3
vexillum	8	3
vexingly	8	3
vixenish	8	3
waxberry	8	3
waxbills	8	2
waxiness	8	3
waxplant	8	2
waxweeds	8	2
waxwings	8	2
waxworks	8	2
waxworms	8	2

FAQs

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.