4-Letter Words Matching M_C_

There are 12 4-letter words that match M_C_. 8 are common words, such as MACE and MACH. A rarer one is MOCS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (5 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

macemachmacsmicamicemockmuchmuckmickmicsmackmocs

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
mace
Rare example
mocs
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
A (5)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching m_c_ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MACE is among the common words in this set.