7-Letter Words Matching __X_E__

There are 12 7-letter words that match __X_E__. 9 are common words, such as ANXIETY and BOXIEST. A rarer one is WAXWEED. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

anxietyboxiestfoxiestlaxnesssexiestsexlesssextetssixteenwaxiestmaxwelltaxlesswaxweed

About this list

Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
anxiety
Rare example
waxweed
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __x_e__ are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANXIETY is among the common words in this set.