8-Letter Words Matching _X____R_

There are 14 8-letter words that match _X____R_. 2 are common words, such as EXCITERS and EXPOSURE. A rarer one is EXPOSERS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

excitersexposureaxillaryexosporeaxillarsexactersexactorsexaltersexcimersexcitorsexcusersexhumersexpirersexposers

About this list

Words
14 (2 common words)
Common example
exciters
Rare example
exposers
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _x____r_ are there?

14. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EXCITERS is among the common words in this set.