10-Letter Words Matching ____I___C_

There are 38 10-letter words that match ____I___C_. 20 are common words, such as ABSTINENCE and BALLISTICS. A rarer one is SURVIVANCE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

abstinenceballisticscognizanceconfidenceconnivancecontinencedentifricediffidencedissidenceheuristicsmendicancynegligence
abstinenceballisticscognizanceconfidenceconnivancecontinencedentifricediffidencedissidenceheuristicsmendicancynegligencepertinencepestilencephilippicspresidencyprominenceprovidencestatisticssubsidenceamphibrachastrionicscladisticsintrinsicspertinencystylisticsbiblioticscysticercimultipiecemultitrackmydriaticspatristicspostimpactprefinancepsoriaticssemeioticssubdialectsurvivance

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Words
38 (20 common words)
Common example
abstinence
Rare example
survivance
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
E (24)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____i___c_ are there?

38. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTINENCE is among the common words in this set.