7-Letter Words Matching __X___S

There are 40 7-letter words that match __X___S. 16 are common words, such as ANXIOUS and BOXCARS. A rarer one is WAXINGS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

anxiousboxcarsboxingsfixatesfixingslaxnessnexusesnoxioussexismssexistssexlesssexpots
anxiousboxcarsboxingsfixatesfixingslaxnessnexusesnoxioussexismssexistssexlesssexpotssextetssextonssixtiestuxedosauxesesauxesisboxfulshexaneshexoseslexemeslexisescoxitisfixuresfoxingshexadeshexonesluxatesmaxixesmyxomaspyxidessextanstaxemestaxitestaxlesstexasestoxinestoxoidswaxings

About this list

Words
40 (16 common words)
Common example
anxious
Rare example
waxings
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
E (29)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __x___s are there?

40. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANXIOUS is among the common words in this set.