10-Letter Words Matching ___G___O__

There are 18 10-letter words that match ___G___O__. 5 are common words, such as GANGRENOUS and GREGARIOUS. A rarer one is GINGERROOT. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

gangrenousgregariousknighthoodlanguoroussingletonsamygdaloidbrightworkdragonrootflagitiousflugelhornlinguiformnongaseousoligopsonypurgationsbunglesomefingerholdfingerpostgingerroot

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
gangrenous
Rare example
gingerroot
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
N (14)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___g___o__ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GANGRENOUS is among the common words in this set.