8-Letter Words Matching S____X__

There are 17 8-letter words that match S____X__. 9 are common words, such as SMILAXES and SPADIXES. A rarer one is SUFFIXAL. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

smilaxesspadixessphinxessubtextssuffixedsuffixessurtaxedsurtaxessyntaxesstoraxesstyraxessyrinxessilvexesskyboxessubfixessubtaxonsuffixal

About this list

Words
17 (9 common words)
Common example
smilaxes
Rare example
suffixal
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
E (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s____x__ are there?

17. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SMILAXES is among the common words in this set.