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

7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter: 10 tournament-dictionary entries, including MIXTURE and FOXHUNT.

10 wordsTop pick MIXTUREHighest score FOXHUNT 20

4 of 10 are everyday words (40%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

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 10 · most-used first

  • MIXTURE16
  • TEXTURE14
  • FIXTURE17
  • TEXTUAL14
  • FOXHUNT20
  • BOXFULS19
  • PAXIUBA18
  • SAXAULS14
  • SAXTUBA16
  • SEXTUOR14
All valid words 10

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

  • BOXFULS19
  • FIXTURE17
  • FOXHUNT20
  • MIXTURE16
  • PAXIUBA18
  • SAXAULS14
  • SAXTUBA16
  • SEXTUOR14
  • TEXTUAL14
  • TEXTURE14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FOXHUNT2021All three
BOXFULS1922All three
PAXIUBA1821Collins only
FIXTURE1718All three
MIXTURE1618All three
SAXTUBA1618All three
TEXTURE1415All three
TEXTUAL1416All three
SAXAULS1416Collins only
SEXTUOR1415Collins only

Only 10 tournament-dictionary entries fit the fixed pattern: X in position three and U in position five. MIXTURE, TEXTURE, and FIXTURE give the pattern familiar anchors, but FOXHUNT and several less familiar forms broaden the search. Four entries rank among the common words; Collins lists all 10, compared with 7 each in ENABLE and NWL2023.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words match both fixed positions.
  • MIXTURE, TEXTURE, and FIXTURE are among the four common entries.
  • FOXHUNT leads the score ranking at 20 points.
  • Three matches start with S: SAXAULS, SAXTUBA, and SEXTUOR.
  • Three matches end in E: MIXTURE, TEXTURE, and FIXTURE.

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

FOXHUNT tops the score ranking at 20 points, with BOXFULS at 19 and PAXIUBA at 18. FIXTURE follows at 17; MIXTURE and SAXTUBA each score 16.

Those results make this pattern rewarding for a rack holding X: even familiar FIXTURE and MIXTURE outscore TEXTURE and TEXTUAL, both at 14. A high tile total still depends on placement; board bonuses, not the word alone, determine the final turn score.

Try FOXHUNT when the other letters cooperate, but don't sacrifice a clean placement just to chase the highest raw total. Compare a play's score with the position it leaves behind.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

The familiar cluster is tightly related: MIXTURE, TEXTURE, and FIXTURE share the ending -TURE, while TEXTUAL changes that ending and still keeps X and U in the required slots. These examples make a quick pattern check easy: test the third tile for X, then the fifth for U, and confirm seven letters overall.

Rarer forms matter too. SAXAULS, SAXTUBA, and SEXTUOR account for the three S-starting matches; FOXHUNT begins F, and BOXFULS begins B. Only four entries count as common, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and less familiar options.

The 7-letter words with X as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter are a clue filter, not a promise of familiar vocabulary. Before challenging or committing to an uncommon-looking entry, compare its dictionary coverage: Collins has all 10 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 7.

Questions people ask

Are MIXTURE and TEXTURE included in this word pattern?
Yes. MIXTURE and TEXTURE both have X in the third position and U in the fifth, with seven letters overall. FIXTURE and TEXTUAL fit as well. These familiar examples are part of the four matches counted among common words, so they are good starting points when checking a pattern.
Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?
FOXHUNT has the highest score at 20 points, ahead of BOXFULS at 19 and PAXIUBA at 18. FIXTURE scores 17, while MIXTURE and SAXTUBA score 16 each. Board premiums can change the final play total, so treat these as base word scores rather than guaranteed turn scores.
Why might my game show fewer than 10 matches?
Dictionary coverage differs across games. Collins includes all 10 matching entries, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 7 each. A word absent from your game's accepted list may still appear in another dictionary, so check the ruleset before treating an unfamiliar match as invalid.

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