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7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and N as the 5th letter

7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and N as the 5th letter come to 15, led by VIXENLY at 20 points.

15 wordsTop pick FIXINGSHighest score VIXENLY 20

With X in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (23 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • FIXINGS18
  • HEXANES17
  • WAXINGS18
  • TOXINES14
  • AUXINIC16
  • BOXINGS17
  • DOXINGS16
  • FOXINGS18
  • HEXENES17
  • HEXINGS18
  • HEXONES17
  • REXINES14
  • TAXINGS15
  • VEXINGS18
  • VIXENLY20
All valid words 15

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

  • AUXINIC16
  • BOXINGS17
  • DOXINGS16
  • FIXINGS18
  • FOXINGS18
  • HEXANES17
  • HEXENES17
  • HEXINGS18
  • HEXONES17
  • REXINES14
  • TAXINGS15
  • TOXINES14
  • VEXINGS18
  • VIXENLY20
  • WAXINGS18
Letters by positionIn 87% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. H27%
  2. F13%
  3. T13%
2nd letter
  1. E40%
  2. O27%
  3. I13%
4th letter
  1. I73%
  2. E13%
  3. A7%
6th letter
  1. G53%
  2. E33%
  3. I7%
7th letter
  1. S87%
  2. C7%
  3. Y7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
VIXENLY2022All three
FIXINGS1820All three
WAXINGS1820All three
FOXINGS1820All three
HEXINGS1819Collins only
VEXINGS1821Collins only
HEXANES1717All three
BOXINGS1720All three
HEXONES1717All three
HEXENES1717Collins only
AUXINIC1619All three
DOXINGS1618NWL only

Thirteen of the 15 words in ??X?N?? end in S, and eight of those are one thing: a short verb that ends in X, followed by -INGS. FIX, WAX, BOX, DOX, FOX, HEX, TAX and VEX all qualify. The remaining seven are rarer.

The pattern in five facts

  • 15 words fit; Collins lists 14, NWL2023 lists 11 and ENABLE lists 9.
  • 13 of the 15 end in S; AUXINIC ends in C and VIXENLY ends in Y.
  • H opens four words; F, T and V open two each.
  • VIXENLY scores 20 and five -INGS words score 18; the average is 16.9.
  • No word here is a common word, but 12 have definitions.

Which verbs hide inside the -INGS words?

FIXINGS, WAXINGS, BOXINGS, DOXINGS, FOXINGS, HEXINGS, TAXINGS and VEXINGS each add -INGS to a three-letter verb stem ending in X. That is eight words from one rule.

The rest: HEXANES, HEXENES and HEXONES start with HEX and end in -ES, TOXINES and REXINES pair up, and AUXINIC and VIXENLY stand alone.

Which ones score best?

VIXENLY is the top play at 20 thanks to V and Y at 4 points each plus the X at 8. FIXINGS, WAXINGS, FOXINGS, HEXINGS and VEXINGS all reach 18.

BOXINGS follows on 17, DOXINGS on 16 and TAXINGS on 15. The ranking tracks the first letter, because F, W, H and V are worth 4 each while T is worth 1.

Acceptance varies. ENABLE has only 9 of the 15, so an -INGS form might be rejected; check your game's word list before you play DOXINGS.

What else is near ??X?N??

Note

X third with I fifth has 23 matches and with E fifth has 21, while R third with N fifth has 170. Try I or E when the N does not fit.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have X third and N fifth?
Fifteen fit. Collins accepts 14, NWL2023 accepts 11 and ENABLE accepts 9. FIXINGS, WAXINGS, BOXINGS and VEXINGS are typical examples, and 13 of the 15 end in S.
Which 7-letter words end in -INGS with X third?
Eight do: FIXINGS, WAXINGS, BOXINGS, DOXINGS, FOXINGS, HEXINGS, TAXINGS and VEXINGS. Each is a verb ending in X plus -INGS, and each ends in S.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with X third and N fifth?
VIXENLY scores 20 points. FIXINGS, WAXINGS, FOXINGS, HEXINGS and VEXINGS tie at 18. VIXENLY is the only top scorer that does not end in S.

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