10-Letter Words Matching _T_____G__

There are 12 10-letter words that match _T_____G__. 4 are common words, such as STIFLINGLY and STIRRINGLY. A rarer one is STRAVAIGED. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

stiflinglystirringlystrikinglystunninglyethnologicsteamtightsticktightstockingedsterlinglystinginglystinkinglystravaiged

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
stiflingly
Rare example
stravaiged
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _t_____g__ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

STIFLINGLY is among the common words in this set.