8-Letter Words Matching __X__R__

There are 14 8-letter words that match __X__R__. 8 are common words, such as FIXTURES and FOXFIRES. A rarer one is WAXWORMS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

fixturesfoxfireshexagrammixturestexturaltexturedtextureswaxworksboxberrysaxhornspoxvirussextariiwaxberrywaxworms

About this list

Words
14 (8 common words)
Common example
fixtures
Rare example
waxworms
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __x__r__ are there?

14. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FIXTURES is among the common words in this set.