8-Letter Words Matching _X___L__

There are 12 8-letter words that match _X___L__. 6 are common words, such as EXAMPLED and EXAMPLES. A rarer one is OXYSALTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

exampledexamplesexcelledexemplarexpelledextolledexemplumexpelleeexpellerextollerexciplesoxysalts

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
exampled
Rare example
oxysalts
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _x___l__ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EXAMPLED is among the common words in this set.