8-Letter Words Containing WAX

There are 12 8-letter words that contain WAX. 4 are common words, such as EARWAXES and WAXINESS. A rarer one is WAXWORMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

earwaxeswaxinesswaxwingswaxworkswaxplantdewaxingpaxwaxesrewaxingwaxberrywaxbillswaxweedswaxworms

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
earwaxes
Rare example
waxworms
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (8)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing wax are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EARWAXES is among the common words in this set.