5-Letter Words Matching B_G__

There are 20 5-letter words that match B_G__. 17 are common words, such as BAGEL and BAGGY. A rarer one is BOGAN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

bagelbaggybeganbegatbegetbeginbegotbegumbegunbightbigotbogeyboggybogiebogusbuggybugleboglebiglybogan

About this list

Words
20 (17 common words)
Common example
bagel
Rare example
bogan
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching b_g__ are there?

20. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAGEL is among the common words in this set.