6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and X as the 3rd letter

Only 13 matches survive the M-first, X-third pattern, so a single known letter separates this search from a much larger M-word hunt. The list ranges from MIXING and MIXERS to less familiar forms such as MYXOID and MAXIXE. Just one match counts as common by frequency, and dictionary coverage varies across tournament lists.

6-letter words with M as 1st and X as 3rd

• Thirteen six-letter words fit the pattern: M first, X third.
• Collins lists all 13 matches; ENABLE lists 9, and NWL2023 lists 11.
• Only one match is common under our frequency measure.
• Five end in S, while three end in G.
• MAXIXE leads the scores at 22 points, followed by MYXOMA at 20.

Why does this M-and-X pattern have so few matches?

Only 13 tournament-dictionary entries match M-X in positions one and three. Changing the third letter to N or R produces 156 matches apiece for M-first words; switching the first letter to S while keeping X third gives 24. That contrast makes X the real bottleneck, not the starting M.

Coverage changes by dictionary: Collins includes all 13, compared with 11 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE. An obscure form accepted in one list may be absent from another, so confirm your game's dictionary before committing a play.

Which endings and scores should you check first?

Five words finish in S: MIXERS, MIXUPS, MAXIMS, MIXENS, and MOXIES. Three finish in G: MIXING, MAXING, and MUXING. Those endings cover eight of the 13 entries; the other five end in A, D, E, or R.

Use the ending as a final cross-check after the two fixed letters. The remaining examples are MAXIMA and MYXOMA (A), MYXOID (D), MAXIXE (E), and MIXIER (R).

Scoring separates the unusual forms from familiar ones: MAXIXE is 22, MYXOMA 20, and MYXOID 19. MIXING and MAXING each score 16, so the highest-scoring choices are not the most familiar-looking forms.

MAXIXE's two X tiles account for 16 of its 22 base points under standard English Scrabble tile values; the rest of the word contributes 6. That explains why it beats MIXING at 16 before any board premium.