7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

The fixed X-E pair leaves only 17 tournament-dictionary entries, and the names range from familiar tuxedos to specialist forms such as auxeses and lexemic. Collins lists all 17, while NWL2023 accepts 15 and ENABLE 14. None ranks among common English words, so treat this pattern as a rack-solving clue rather than an everyday vocabulary list.

At a glance: counts, endings, and dictionary coverage

• All 17 entries share X in position three and E in position four.
• Tuxedos, fixedly, and toxemia offer recognizable anchors among specialist forms.
• Seven words end in S; C and Y each close four.
• Collins has 17 matches, versus 15 in NWL2023 and 14 in ENABLE.

7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

The fixed middle does not make the openings predictable: T- leads five words and A- leads three, while H- and L- each lead two. The examples show the range: tuxedos is familiar, but lexemic and auxeses are specialist vocabulary. No match falls in the common-frequency group, so this pattern is far more useful for solving a rack than recalling everyday speech.

Final letters offer a stronger clue: seven entries end in S, while C and Y each appear four times. The contrast with nearby patterns is striking: R in position three with E fourth has 249 seven-letter matches, and T has 165. The small X group is a narrow search, not a broad word bank.

Which X-E words lead the Scrabble scores?

Fixedly and vexedly top the scoring group at 21 points each. The X carries much of their value, so keep an eye out for a placement that lets the word score across or through a premium square. Board bonuses change the final total.

• fixedly — 21 points
• vexedly — 21 points
• vixenly, mixedly, and waxeyes — 20 points each
• lexemic, taxemic, and toxemic — 18 points each