6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and X as the 4th letter
6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and X as the 4th letter number 20, including FLEXED, PLEXUS, and RHEXIS.
With E in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (156 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- PLEXUS15
- FLEXED17
- FLEXOR16
- ALEXIA13
- FLEXES16
- APEXES15
- PLEXES15
- IBEXES15
- ALEXIN13
- OREXIS13
- ALEXIC15
- FLEXOS16
- GREXES14
- ILEXES13
- PLEXAL15
- PLEXOR15
- PREXES15
- RHEXES16
- RHEXIS16
- ULEXES13
All valid words 20
- ALEXIA13
- ALEXIC15
- ALEXIN13
- APEXES15
- FLEXED17
- FLEXES16
- FLEXOR16
- FLEXOS16
- GREXES14
- IBEXES15
- ILEXES13
- OREXIS13
- PLEXAL15
- PLEXES15
- PLEXOR15
- PLEXUS15
- PREXES15
- RHEXES16
- RHEXIS16
- ULEXES13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLEXED | 17 | 18 | All three |
| FLEXOR | 16 | 17 | All three |
| FLEXES | 16 | 17 | All three |
| FLEXOS | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| RHEXES | 16 | 15 | Collins only |
| RHEXIS | 16 | 15 | Collins only |
| PLEXUS | 15 | 18 | All three |
| APEXES | 15 | 16 | All three |
| PLEXES | 15 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| IBEXES | 15 | 16 | All three |
| PLEXAL | 15 | 18 | All three |
| PLEXOR | 15 | 17 | All three |
The fixed EX pair leaves just 20 tournament-listed entries. Thirteen end in S, while only seven finish with another letter. FLEXED leads at 17 points, but none of the words is common; expect specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses, especially among forms such as RHEXES and RHEXIS, some of them inflections and others technical or uncommon forms.
The fixed EX pattern at a glance
- Exactly 20 tournament-listed words fit the fixed third-E, fourth-X pattern.
- Collins includes all 20; NWL2023 accepts 14 and ENABLE accepts 12.
- FLEXED leads the tile scores at 17; FLEXOR, FLEXES, FLEXOS, RHEXES, and RHEXIS each score 16.
- Thirteen end in S; P is the most common opening letter, with five entries.
Why are there so few matches?
Only 20 six-letter entries fit, compared with 50 when E stays third and V takes fourth. The larger E/E pattern has 156 matches, showing how sharply X narrows this clue. Once the fixed pair is known, the opening and ending letters do the remaining work.
Five begin with P: PLEXUS, PLEXES, PLEXAL, PLEXOR, and PREXES. A and F contribute four apiece, including ALEXIA, APEXES, FLEXED, and FLEXOR.
Start with those openings when checking a rack, but don't assume every candidate is familiar. P, A, and F together account for 13 of the 20 entries, across a set that starts with eight different letters.
Which endings and scores narrow the choices?
S dominates the final position: 13 of 20 words end in S. R appears twice; A, C, D, L, and N each appear once. If the last tile is unknown, test S first, then R; the other five endings are tied at one word each.
FLEXED scores 17, one point ahead of FLEXOR, FLEXES, FLEXOS, RHEXES, and RHEXIS at 16. PLEXUS, APEXES, PLEXES, and IBEXES score 15. Most matches are rare forms, and just 14 are defined, so a high tile score does not make an unfamiliar entry safe in every game.
FLEXED's lead is a useful tie-breaker when several candidates fit the same pattern.
Using 6-letter words with E third and X fourth
For 6-letter words with E third and X fourth, Collins has all 20 matches, versus 14 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE. That dictionary split is the key limitation: verify the active game list before challenging a less familiar play.
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