6-Letter Words Matching ___X_S

There are 20 6-letter words that match ___X_S. 13 are common words, such as APEXES and COAXES. A rarer one is PREXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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About this list

Words
20 (13 common words)
Common example
apexes
Rare example
prexes
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___x_s are there?

20. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APEXES is among the common words in this set.