8-Letter Words Matching __X___N_

There are 18 8-letter words that match __X___N_. 5 are common words, such as FIXATING and FOXHOUND. A rarer one is SEXTAINS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

fixatingfoxhoundhexagonslexiconssixteenssaxhornssixpennytoxicantwaxplantdextransdextrinedextrinsfoxskinshexaminehexosansluxatingmaximinssextains

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
fixating
Rare example
sextains
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
I (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __x___n_ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FIXATING is among the common words in this set.