7-Letter Words Matching _X_E___

There are 15 7-letter words that match _X_E___. 9 are common words, such as EXCEEDS and EXCEPTS. A rarer one is EXTERNE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

exceedsexceptsexcerptexpectsexpendsexpenseexpertsextendsextentsaxseedsexternsoxheartexsectsexsertsexterne

About this list

Words
15 (9 common words)
Common example
exceeds
Rare example
externe
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _x_e___ are there?

15. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EXCEEDS is among the common words in this set.