8-Letter Words Matching __X_L___

There are 15 8-letter words that match __X_L___. 5 are common words, such as DOXOLOGY and FOXGLOVE. A rarer one is VEXILLAR. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

doxologyfoxglovemaxillaemaxillassexologycoxalgiamixologypixelatepixilatevexillumwaxplantcoxalgicduxellestextlessvexillar

About this list

Words
15 (5 common words)
Common example
doxology
Rare example
vexillar
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
3

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __x_l___ are there?

15. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOXOLOGY is among the common words in this set.