9-Letter Words Matching __A___X__

There are 16 9-letter words that match __A___X__. 5 are common words, such as GEARBOXES and PHALANXES. A rarer one is WOADWAXES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

gearboxesphalanxespharynxessoapboxesspandexesanaptyxistransaxlewoadwaxencoalboxescoannexedcoannexesreaffixedreaffixesreannexedreannexeswoadwaxes

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
gearboxes
Rare example
woadwaxes
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __a___x__ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GEARBOXES is among the common words in this set.