Guides
Guides and word lists
Everything you need to get better at Lexo Duels. The rules and the strategy are written by the people who built the game. The word lists are generated from the same dictionary the game checks your swipes against, so every word here is one the game accepts.
How to playThe complete rules: the board, what counts as a word, every mode, duels, Board Worlds and the Vault.
Scoring and ranksThe points table, how the Hunter Rating is calculated, and the score range of every tier.
Strategy guideTen habits that raise your score, from finding endings to pacing a round.
Roots that growThe endings that appear most, and the short roots that grow into the most words.
Every three-letter wordAll 1,255 of them, grouped by first letter.
Short words with J, Q, X and ZThree-letter and four-letter words for the awkward tiles.
Q without UThe 56 playable words that use Q with no U, with meanings.
Words with no vowels158 playable words for the all-consonant corner.
The dictionary by the numbersWhat is inside the 260,345-word list: lengths, letters, and first letters.
Where to start
New to the game: read how to play, then play a few rounds in your browser. Already playing and stuck at a tier: read scoring and ranks to see what the next tier is worth, then the strategy guide. Looking for an edge: the roots that grow page is the one most players skip and should not.
Last updated October 4, 2026. Every number and word on this page is generated from the same rules and the same 260,345-word dictionary the game server uses.