8-Letter Words Matching ____AX__

There are 27 8-letter words that match ____AX__. 10 are common words, such as CLIMAXED and CLIMAXES. A rarer one is SUBTAXON. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

climaxedclimaxesearwaxespickaxedpickaxessmilaxessurtaxedsurtaxessyntaxesthoraxesataraxiaataraxic
climaxedclimaxesearwaxespickaxedpickaxessmilaxessurtaxedsurtaxessyntaxesthoraxesataraxiaataraxicgeotaxispoleaxedpoleaxesstoraxesstyraxesbanjaxedbanjaxesdystaxiaepitaxicgeotaxesneuraxonnontaxespaxwaxesphylaxissubtaxon

About this list

Words
27 (10 common words)
Common example
climaxed
Rare example
subtaxon
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ax__ are there?

27. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLIMAXED is among the common words in this set.