10-Letter Words Matching _L______G_

There are 17 10-letter words that match _L______G_. 5 are common words, such as BLANCMANGE and FLAVORINGS. A rarer one is OLIGOPHAGY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

blancmangeflavoringsfledglingsplainsongsplaythingsalcheringafloweringsglaciologyglossologyglottologyploughingssleazebagsblazoningsclearwingsfletchingsflouncingsoligophagy

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Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
blancmange
Rare example
oligophagy
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _l______g_ are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLANCMANGE is among the common words in this set.