10-Letter Words Matching ____H___C_

There are 18 10-letter words that match ____H___C_. 12 are common words, such as AESTHETICS and ALCOHOLICS. A rarer one is MORPHEMICS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

aestheticsalcoholicsbiophysicsbirthplacecirrhoticsdeathwatchgeophysicslymphaticsmatchstickmouthpiecepsychoticssyntheticsgraphemicsantihijackdysphasicsgrapholecthotchpotchmorphemics

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Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
aesthetics
Rare example
morphemics
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____h___c_ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AESTHETICS is among the common words in this set.