5-Letter Words Matching __CT_

There are 12 5-letter words that match __CT_. 9 are common words, such as CACTI and DICTA. A rarer one is TECTA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

cactidictaductsfactspactsrectarectosectstactsrectidictytecta

About this list

Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
cacti
Rare example
tecta
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __ct_ are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CACTI is among the common words in this set.