Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LAX, PAX, LOX, POX, SAX and SOX. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 34 of the 35 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ZAX19 points
- PYX15 points
- KEX14 points
- FAX13 points
- FIX13 points
Patterns in this list
X sits in the third position most often (31 words) and in the first position least often (1). None of the words contains X twice. 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: PYX.
3 letter words with…
- 3 letter words with a299 words
- 3 letter words with b107 words
- 3 letter words with c61 words
- 3 letter words with d112 words
- 3 letter words with e244 words
- 3 letter words with f65 words
- 3 letter words with g104 words
- 3 letter words with h90 words
- 3 letter words with i168 words
- 3 letter words with j26 words
- 3 letter words with k51 words
- 3 letter words with l95 words
- 3 letter words with m102 words
- 3 letter words with n116 words
- 3 letter words with o231 words
- 3 letter words with p124 words
- q3
- 3 letter words with r122 words
- 3 letter words with s136 words
- 3 letter words with t143 words
- 3 letter words with u130 words
- 3 letter words with v34 words
- 3 letter words with w86 words
- x35
- 3 letter words with y98 words
- 3 letter words with z20 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words contain X?
There are 35 3 letter words that contain X in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that contain X?
ZAX, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that contain X make good guesses?
LAX, PAX and SAX use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

