8-Letter Words Matching ____OX__

There are 30 8-letter words that match ____OX__. 11 are common words, such as COWPOXES and HATBOXES. A rarer one is VOLVOXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

cowpoxeshatboxeshotboxesiceboxeslummoxesmuskoxennontoxicoutboxedoutboxesoutfoxedoutfoxesexotoxin
cowpoxeshatboxeshotboxesiceboxeslummoxesmuskoxennontoxicoutboxedoutboxesoutfoxedoutfoxesexotoxinhydroxylzootoxinacetoxylanatoxinbiotoxinbolloxedbolloxescarboxylexotoxicmethoxylototoxicpegboxesprotoxidskyboxesteaboxestetroxidthyroxinvolvoxes

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Words
30 (11 common words)
Common example
cowpoxes
Rare example
volvoxes
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (21)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ox__ are there?

30. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COWPOXES is among the common words in this set.