5-Letter Words Matching __X_S

There are 40 5-letter words that match __X_S. 23 are common words, such as BOXES and FAXES. A rarer one is ZAXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (35 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

boxesfaxesfixesfoxeshexesloxesmaxesmaxismixesnextsnexusnixes
boxesfaxesfixesfoxeshexesloxesmaxesmaxismixesnextsnexusnixespoxespyxessaxessexessixestaxestaxistextstuxesvexeswaxescoxeslexisluxespaxessextsdexesgoxeskexeslexesmoxaspixespyxisraxesrexestaxustexaszaxes

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Words
40 (23 common words)
Common example
boxes
Rare example
zaxes
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
E (35)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __x_s are there?

40. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOXES is among the common words in this set.