7-Letter Words Matching __L_X__

There are 12 7-letter words that match __L_X__. 8 are common words, such as CALYXES and HELIXES. A rarer one is SILEXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

calyxeshelixesphloxesrelaxedrelaxerrelaxestelexedtelexesalloxangalaxesrelaxinsilexes

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
calyxes
Rare example
silexes
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __l_x__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALYXES is among the common words in this set.