12-Letter Words Matching ____O___G___

There are 17 12-letter words that match ____O___G___. 4 are common words, such as DISCOURAGING and MICROSURGERY. A rarer one is OLIGOPHAGOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

discouragingmicrosurgeryneurosurgeonneurosurgerycarpophagouscoprophagousmicroprogramphytophagousradiosurgerysaprophagousstenophagouschemosurgerycoprophagiesdiscouragersnecrophagousoligophagiesoligophagous

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Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
discouraging
Rare example
oligophagous
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____o___g___ are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DISCOURAGING is among the common words in this set.