8-Letter Words Matching _O___X__

There are 22 8-letter words that match _O___X__. 10 are common words, such as BOLLIXED and BOLLIXES. A rarer one is VOLVOXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

bollixedbollixescoccyxescontextsconvexlycortexescowpoxeshotboxesnontoxicvortexescommixedcommixesfornixespoleaxedpoleaxeszootoxinbolloxedbolloxesbombyxesconvexesnontaxesvolvoxes

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Words
22 (10 common words)
Common example
bollixed
Rare example
volvoxes
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (20)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _o___x__ are there?

22. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOLLIXED is among the common words in this set.