8-Letter Words Matching _____X_S

There are 70 8-letter words that match _____X_S. 34 are common words, such as BOLLIXES and CERVIXES. A rarer one is VOLVOXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (67 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 70

Common words

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About this list

Words
70 (34 common words)
Common example
bollixes
Rare example
volvoxes
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
70
Most frequent letter
E (67)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____x_s are there?

70. 34 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOLLIXES is among the common words in this set.