10-Letter Words Matching ____L___G_

There are 19 10-letter words that match ____L___G_. 8 are common words, such as DOODLEBUGS and METALLURGY. A rarer one is UPWELLINGS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

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Words
19 (8 common words)
Common example
doodlebugs
Rare example
upwellings
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____l___g_ are there?

19. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOODLEBUGS is among the common words in this set.