7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and X as the 7th letter

The pattern fixes two positions but leaves five open: every answer ends in X, while its third tile is A. GEARBOX and SOAPBOX look familiar; PHARYNX and GRAVLAX are less everyday. Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a more specialized pool than the raw count suggests.

At a glance: the A-and-X pattern

• Sixteen tournament-dictionary words fit A in position three and X in position seven.
• GEARBOX, SPANDEX, PHALANX, SOAPBOX, and BEATBOX are recognizable examples.
• PHARYNX leads the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points; CHAMOIX and WOADWAX each score 21.
• Collins and NWL2023 include 15 matches apiece; ENABLE includes 13.

Which first letters narrow the search?

Start with the final X, then check the third position for A; all 16 candidates share that ending, so a known opening can narrow the search quickly.

C, G, and S each begin three matches, while P and R each begin two. B, O, and W begin one apiece. A C-, G-, or S-start gives you more candidates to check, but it does not point to a single answer.

The final letter makes this pattern unusually tight. A in third with Y last has 180 matches, while the same A position with S last has 741. Here, X is the sharper constraint.

Are 7-letter words with A third and X seventh common?

No: just one match is common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff. Ten of the 16 have definitions, but several examples, including COANNEX, GRAWLIX, and WOADWAX, are less likely to spring to mind during a quick solve.

Dictionary coverage differs: 15 are in Collins and 15 in NWL2023, compared with 13 in ENABLE. A match in one list is not guaranteed in another, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.