9-Letter Words Matching ______X_S

There are 78 9-letter words that match ______X_S. 25 are common words, such as ANTHRAXES and BANDBOXES. A rarer one is WORKBOXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (72 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 78

Common words

anthraxesbandboxesbeeswaxesboomboxescomplexesequinoxesfireboxesflummoxesgearboxesjukeboxesmailboxesovertaxes
anthraxesbandboxesbeeswaxesboomboxescomplexesequinoxesfireboxesflummoxesgearboxesjukeboxesmailboxesovertaxesparadoxesperplexesphalanxespharynxesphoenixespillboxessaltboxessandboxessoapboxesspandexesteletextstoolboxestriplexesamphioxusanaptyxisantefixesapteryxesbroadaxescashboxesconfluxesepistaxesepistaxisfuseboxeshomotaxishypotaxislockboxesnarthexesparataxispostboxespostfixespseudaxisrheotaxissalpinxessimplexescacomixlscarapaxescatalexescatalexiscoalboxescoannexesendomixisfeedboxesfowlpoxeshellboxeshomosexeshypotaxesminimaxesoutjinxesovermixespackwaxespanchaxesparataxespemphixesprincoxesreaffixesreannexesreindexessonovoxestelotaxestelotaxistortrixestubifexeswoadwaxeswoodboxeswoodwaxesworkboxes

About this list

Words
78 (25 common words)
Common example
anthraxes
Rare example
workboxes
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
78
Most frequent letter
E (72)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ______x_s are there?

78. 25 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTHRAXES is among the common words in this set.