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9-letter words with X as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 9-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: anxieties, anxiously, auxiliary.

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96 words

Word	Length	Syllables
anxieties	9	3
anxiously	9	3
auxiliary	9	4
auxotroph	9	3
boxboards	9	2
boxfishes	9	3
boxhauled	9	3
boxthorns	9	2
buxomness	9	3
coxalgias	9	3
coxalgies	9	3
coxcombry	9	3
coxitides	9	4
coxswains	9	2
dexterity	9	4
dexterous	9	3
dextrines	9	3
dextroses	9	3
euxenites	9	4
fixations	9	3
fixatives	9	4
fixedness	9	3
foxfishes	9	3
foxgloves	9	3
foxhounds	9	2
foxhunted	9	3
foxhunter	9	3
hexachord	9	3
hexagonal	9	4
hexagrams	9	3
hexahedra	9	4
hexameter	9	4
hexamines	9	4
hexaploid	9	3
juxtapose	9	3
laxations	9	3
laxatives	9	4
laxnesses	9	3
lexically	9	4
lixiviate	9	3
lixiviums	9	3
loxodrome	9	3
luxations	9	3
luxuriant	9	3
luxuriate	9	3
luxurious	9	3
maxicoats	9	3
maxillary	9	4
maximally	9	4
maximised	9	4
maximises	9	4
maximites	9	4
maximized	9	4
maximizer	9	4
maximizes	9	4
myxedemas	9	4
myxocytes	9	4
myxoviral	9	4
myxovirus	9	4
noxiously	9	3
pixilated	9	4
saxifrage	9	3
saxitoxin	9	4
saxophone	9	3
sexlessly	9	3
sextarius	9	3
sextettes	9	3
sextupled	9	3
sextuples	9	3
sextuplet	9	3
sexuality	9	4
sexualize	9	3
sixpences	9	3
sixteenmo	9	3
sixteenth	9	2
sixtieths	9	2
taxations	9	3
taxidermy	9	4
taximeter	9	4
taxonomic	9	4
taxpayers	9	2
taxpaying	9	2
textbooks	9	2
textually	9	3
texturing	9	3
texturize	9	3
toxaemias	9	3
toxaphene	9	3
toxicants	9	3
toxicoses	9	4
toxicosis	9	4
toxigenic	9	4
toxophily	9	4
vexations	9	3
vexatious	9	3
waxplants	9	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.