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6-letter words with O as the 5th letter and X as the 6th letter

6-letter words with O as 5th and X as 6th letter number 18; JAWBOX leads the scoring examples at 25 points.

18 wordsTop pick SKYBOXHighest score JAWBOX 25
  • 5th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With O in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (352 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
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Best words to play first 18 · most-used first

  • SKYBOX22
  • ICEBOX17
  • HOTBOX18
  • OUTBOX15
  • COWPOX20
  • OUTFOX16
  • HATBOX18
  • MAGNOX16
  • MUSKOX19
  • VOLVOX19
  • LUMMOX17
  • HAYBOX21
  • CARFOX18
  • DOGFOX18
  • JAWBOX25
  • PEGBOX18
  • TEABOX15

Showing the top 17 of 18 words. See every valid word

All valid words 18

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BOLLOX15
  • CARFOX18
  • COWPOX20
  • DOGFOX18
  • HATBOX18
  • HAYBOX21
  • HOTBOX18
  • ICEBOX17
  • JAWBOX25
  • LUMMOX17
  • MAGNOX16
  • MUSKOX19
  • OUTBOX15
  • OUTFOX16
  • PEGBOX18
  • SKYBOX22
  • TEABOX15
  • VOLVOX19
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 4th letter is B.
1st letter
  1. H17%
  2. C11%
  3. O11%
2nd letter
  1. O28%
  2. A28%
  3. U22%
3rd letter
  1. T22%
  2. G17%
  3. L11%
4th letter
  1. B50%
  2. F17%
  3. L6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAWBOX2528Collins only
SKYBOX2222All three
HAYBOX2120Collins only
COWPOX2022All three
MUSKOX1921Collins · NWL
VOLVOX1922All three
HOTBOX1818All three
HATBOX1818All three
PEGBOX1821All three
CARFOX1819Collins only
DOGFOX1819Collins only
ICEBOX1719All three

The pattern is _ _ _ _ O X: every entry shares the same ending, leaving four letters to solve before OX. Familiar examples include ICEBOX, OUTBOX, and SKYBOX, but none of the matches ranks among common English words. This is a tight tournament-word clue, not an everyday vocabulary list, so a strong score and a familiar-looking word do not guarantee broad dictionary coverage.

The OX pattern at a glance

  • The fixed pattern is four unknown letters followed by OX, with 18 matching words.
  • Collins includes 18 matches; NWL2023 includes 14, while ENABLE includes 12.
  • The group averages 18.2 points in the scoring data.
  • H is the most frequent first letter, with 3 words; C, M, and O each have 2.
  • Only 16 matches have definitions, and 0 rank as common English words.

How do 6-letter words with O as 5th and X as 6th letter score?

JAWBOX scores 25 points, ahead of SKYBOX at 22 and HAYBOX at 21. COWPOX scores 20, while MUSKOX and VOLVOX each score 19. Those six lead the scoring examples, so keep them in mind when the board rewards a high-value play.

The 18-word group averages 18.2 points, making this a strikingly high-scoring pattern. Still, the letter total is only one part of a play: the board position and the words your tiles connect to determine whether a particular move works.

ICEBOX, HOTBOX, OUTBOX, and HATBOX are easier to recognize than JAWBOX or VOLVOX. That is the expert trap here: none of the 18 counts as common, so even the friendly-looking ones are tournament words.

How to narrow down the O-and-X ending

Start with the final pair, OX, and test the first four letters against the clue. If the opening letter is known, H gives the largest listed group, with three matches; C, M, and O each account for two.

For 6-letter words with O as 5th and X as 6th letter, treat the ending as fixed rather than spending guesses on it. Compare the remaining pattern with examples such as OUTFOX, COWPOX, and MUSKOX.

The dictionary counts differ: Collins has all 18, compared with 14 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE. A match in one list is not proof of acceptance in another, so use the rule set for your game.

Questions people ask

Are any of these OX words common?
No; the common-word count is 0. ICEBOX, OUTBOX, and SKYBOX may look familiar, but familiarity does not mean a word is common by the frequency measure used here. The complete set is better treated as a tournament-word pattern than as everyday vocabulary.
Which OX word has the highest score?
JAWBOX leads the scoring examples at 25 points. SKYBOX follows at 22, then HAYBOX at 21; COWPOX scores 20. These are base letter scores, so your final play can change with board premiums and placement.
Do all 18 words work in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes 18 matches, NWL2023 includes 14, and ENABLE includes 12. The counts show that acceptance varies by dictionary, especially for less familiar entries such as JAWBOX or VOLVOX.

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