8-Letter Words Matching __X__L__

There are 14 8-letter words that match __X__L__. 5 are common words, such as FOXHOLES and MAXILLAE. A rarer one is WAXBILLS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

foxholesmaxillaemaxillastextilesmaxwellsvexillumduxelleshexaplarhexaplassextilestaxablesvexillarwaxbillssexually

About this list

Words
14 (5 common words)
Common example
foxholes
Rare example
waxbills
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __x__l__ are there?

14. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FOXHOLES is among the common words in this set.