11-Letter Words Matching _______AX__

There are 16 11-letter words that match _______AX__. 2 are common words, such as PROPHYLAXES and PROPHYLAXIS. A rarer one is THIGMOTAXES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

prophylaxesprophylaxisanaphylaxesanaphylaxisheterotaxisphyllotaxesphyllotaxisprothoraxesstereotaxisthermotaxisthigmotaxisdisclimaxesstereotaxicsubclimaxesthermotaxesthigmotaxes

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Words
16 (2 common words)
Common example
prophylaxes
Rare example
thigmotaxes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching _______ax__ are there?

16. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PROPHYLAXES is among the common words in this set.