7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and X as the 3rd letter

This tight pattern has only 25 matches accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, and just five count as common by frequency. MIXTURE, SIXTEEN, and FIXTURE are familiar examples; other entries include FIXATIF and LIXIVIA. F and M tie for the most common opening letter, while the endings cluster around E, S, and Y.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 25 seven-letter entries put I second and X third.
• Collins includes 24; NWL2023 includes 21; ENABLE includes 18.
• Five entries count as common by English-word frequency.
• F and M each lead the first-letter tally with eight matches.
• PIXYISH scores 22, the top score among these matches.

Which letters start and finish the matches?

F and M each start eight words, with S next at six; together, those openings dominate this pattern. L, P, and V start one word apiece. When solving from a blank pattern, testing F, M, and S first is sharper than cycling through every initial.

E closes seven matches, S closes five, and Y closes four. N appears at the end of three words, D of two, while A, F, and H each appear once. E is the strongest first ending to test, but S and Y together account for nine more candidates.

Which matches score highest, and what is the catch?

For 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and X as the 3rd letter, PIXYISH leads at 22 points and FIXEDLY follows at 21. MIXDOWN, SIXTHLY, FIXATIF, VIXENLY, and MIXEDLY each score 20. The lead over second place is only one point, so compare the full rack before choosing a play.

The same I-X pattern has 26 five-letter matches and 25 six-letter matches, so adding a letter barely changes the total. Only five of these seven-letter entries count as common; the total combines words accepted in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, not a guarantee that every game accepts all 25. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar form.