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5 letter words with X as the third letter – Wordle game help

5 letter words with X as the third letter. A list of 28 official Wordle answers, plus valid guesses to help plan your next move.

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Showing 28 official answers and 118 valid guesses.

A

2 words
WordSource
  1. aixes
    Guess
  2. auxin
    Guess

B

7 words
WordSource
  1. boxed
    Answer
  2. boxen
    Guess
  3. boxer
    Answer
  4. boxes
    Guess
  5. boxla
    Guess
  6. boxty
    Guess
  7. buxom
    Answer

C

6 words
WordSource
  1. caxon
    Guess
  2. coxae
    Guess
  3. coxal
    Guess
  4. coxed
    Answer
  5. coxes
    Guess
  6. coxib
    Guess

D

9 words
WordSource
  1. dexes
    Guess
  2. dexie
    Guess
  3. dexys
    Guess
  4. dixie
    Guess
  5. dixit
    Guess
  6. doxed
    Guess
  7. doxes
    Guess
  8. doxie
    Guess
  9. duxes
    Guess

F

10 words
WordSource
  1. faxed
    Answer
  2. faxes
    Guess
  3. fixed
    Answer
  4. fixer
    Answer
  5. fixes
    Guess
  6. fixie
    Guess
  7. fixit
    Guess
  8. foxed
    Guess
  9. foxes
    Guess
  10. foxie
    Guess

G

1 words
WordSource
  1. goxes
    Guess

H

7 words
WordSource
  1. hexad
    Guess
  2. hexed
    Answer
  3. hexer
    Guess
  4. hexes
    Guess
  5. hexyl
    Guess
  6. hoxed
    Guess
  7. hoxes
    Guess

J

1 words
WordSource
  1. jaxie
    Guess

K

1 words
WordSource
  1. kexes
    Guess

L

11 words
WordSource
  1. laxed
    Guess
  2. laxer
    Guess
  3. laxes
    Guess
  4. laxly
    Guess
  5. lexes
    Guess
  6. lexis
    Answer
  7. loxed
    Guess
  8. loxes
    Guess
  9. luxed
    Guess
  10. luxer
    Guess
  11. luxes
    Guess

M

17 words
WordSource
  1. maxed
    Answer
  2. maxes
    Guess
  3. maxim
    Answer
  4. maxis
    Guess
  5. mixed
    Answer
  6. mixen
    Guess
  7. mixer
    Answer
  8. mixes
    Guess
  9. mixie
    Guess
  10. mixis
    Guess
  11. mixte
    Guess
  12. mixup
    Answer
  13. moxas
    Guess
  14. moxie
    Answer
  15. muxed
    Guess
  16. muxes
    Guess
  17. myxos
    Guess

N

12 words
WordSource
  1. nexal
    Guess
  2. nexin
    Guess
  3. nexts
    Guess
  4. nexum
    Guess
  5. nexus
    Answer
  6. nixed
    Answer
  7. nixer
    Guess
  8. nixes
    Guess
  9. nixie
    Guess
  10. noxal
    Guess
  11. noxas
    Guess
  12. noxes
    Guess

P

10 words
WordSource
  1. paxes
    Guess
  2. pixel
    Answer
  3. pixes
    Guess
  4. pixie
    Answer
  5. poxed
    Guess
  6. poxes
    Guess
  7. pyxed
    Guess
  8. pyxes
    Guess
  9. pyxie
    Guess
  10. pyxis
    Guess

R

3 words
WordSource
  1. raxed
    Guess
  2. raxes
    Guess
  3. rexes
    Guess

S

14 words
WordSource
  1. saxes
    Guess
  2. sexed
    Guess
  3. sexer
    Guess
  4. sexes
    Guess
  5. sexor
    Guess
  6. sexto
    Guess
  7. sexts
    Guess
  8. sixer
    Guess
  9. sixes
    Guess
  10. sixmo
    Guess
  11. sixte
    Guess
  12. sixth
    Answer
  13. sixty
    Answer
  14. soxes
    Guess

T

15 words
WordSource
  1. taxed
    Answer
  2. taxer
    Guess
  3. taxes
    Guess
  4. taxis
    Guess
  5. taxol
    Guess
  6. taxon
    Guess
  7. taxor
    Guess
  8. taxus
    Guess
  9. texas
    Guess
  10. texes
    Guess
  11. texta
    Guess
  12. texts
    Guess
  13. toxic
    Answer
  14. toxin
    Answer
  15. tuxes
    Guess

V

8 words
WordSource
  1. vaxes
    Guess
  2. vexed
    Answer
  3. vexer
    Guess
  4. vexes
    Guess
  5. vexil
    Guess
  6. vixen
    Answer
  7. voxel
    Guess
  8. voxes
    Guess

W

8 words
WordSource
  1. waxed
    Answer
  2. waxen
    Answer
  3. waxer
    Guess
  4. waxes
    Guess
  5. wexed
    Guess
  6. wexes
    Guess
  7. woxen
    Guess
  8. wuxia
    Guess

Y

2 words
WordSource
  1. yexed
    Guess
  2. yexes
    Guess

Z

2 words
WordSource
  1. zaxes
    Guess
  2. zexes
    Guess

Legend

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    Official answers

    Brighter words are in the official Wordle answer list.

  • XYLYL

    Valid guesses only

    Dimmer words are allowed guesses, but they are not official answer words.

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