7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ X _ _ E _: five positions remain open around the fixed X and E. Most matches finish with S, but familiar choices such as sixteen and sixties sit beside less everyday entries like pyxides and luxated. Only two matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a specialist pool rather than a list of common guesses.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 30 tournament-dictionary matches for X in position three and E in position six.
• 22 of the matches end in S; only three end in D and three in N.
• MAXIXES leads the scoring examples at 23 points, ahead of WAXWEED at 21.
• Collins includes 29 matches, compared with 27 in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE.
• Only two matches are common by the top-25,000 English-word frequency measure.

7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter

For a constrained puzzle, check the final letter early. The remaining endings are I and R, one word apiece.

That distribution makes an S-ending a strong first branch, not a guarantee.

The count changes by dictionary: Collins has 29 matches, NWL2023 has 27, and ENABLE has 24. A word accepted in one list may not be accepted in another, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

• The most recognizable entries include sixteen, sixties, fixated, and fixates.
• Sixteen ends in N; sixties and fixates end in S; fixated ends in D.
• S accounts for 22 matches, while D and N each account for three.

Which matches score most, and where does the pattern fall short?

The awkward trade-off is frequency: just two of the 30 matches are common, and there are no common-looking shortcuts that cover the whole pattern. The phrase 7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter describes a tight filter, not a promise of familiar vocabulary.

• MAXIXES scores 23 points; WAXWEED follows at 21.
• PYXIDES and WAXEYES each score 20; FIXATED scores 18.
• Tile scores exclude board premiums, which decide the final total.