8-Letter Words Matching _X___A__

There are 13 8-letter words that match _X___A__. 3 are common words, such as EXCAVATE and EXECRATE. A rarer one is EXTUBATE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

excavateexecrateexultantaxeheadsaxillaryexcitantexhalantexuviateaxillarsaxoplasmexposalsexsecantextubate

About this list

Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
excavate
Rare example
extubate
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _x___a__ are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EXCAVATE is among the common words in this set.