6-Letter Words Matching _X_E__

There are 15 6-letter words that match _X_E__. 10 are common words, such as EXCEED and EXCELS. A rarer one is OXTERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

exceedexcelsexceptexcessexpectexpelsexpendexpertextendextentaxseedexsectexsertexternoxters

About this list

Words
15 (10 common words)
Common example
exceed
Rare example
oxters
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _x_e__ are there?

15. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EXCEED is among the common words in this set.