8-Letter Words Matching _____X__

There are 126 8-letter words that match _____X__. 52 are common words, such as ANOREXIA and ANOREXIC. A rarer one is VOLVOXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (106 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 126

Common words

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About this list

Words
126 (52 common words)
Common example
anorexia
Rare example
volvoxes
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
70
Most frequent letter
E (106)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____x__ are there?

126. 52 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANOREXIA is among the common words in this set.