10-Letter Words Matching _______O_N

There are 16 10-letter words that match _______O_N. 8 are common words, such as BLACKTHORN and OVERTHROWN. A rarer one is WHITETHORN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

blackthornoverthrownpeppercornshantytownsplashdowntablespoontenderlointumbledownactinozoanbarleycornflugelhornhematozoonmycetozoanscyphozoanundergrownwhitethorn

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
blackthorn
Rare example
whitethorn
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _______o_n are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLACKTHORN is among the common words in this set.