8-Letter Words Matching __X__O__

There are 20 8-letter words that match __X__O__. 12 are common words, such as BOXWOODS and DEXTROSE. A rarer one is TUXEDOED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

boxwoodsdextrosedextrousdoxologyfoxglovefoxtrotshexagonslexiconssexologytaxonomytextbooktuxedoesboxroomsboxthornhexapodymixologynextdoorhexapodsmaxicoattuxedoed

About this list

Words
20 (12 common words)
Common example
boxwoods
Rare example
tuxedoed
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __x__o__ are there?

20. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOXWOODS is among the common words in this set.