5-Letter Words Matching C_C__

There are 16 5-letter words that match C_C__. 12 are common words, such as CACAO and CACHE. A rarer one is CYCLO. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

cacaocachecacticecalcecumcocascoccicockycocoacocoscyclecycadcacascycascyclococks

About this list

Words
16 (12 common words)
Common example
cacao
Rare example
cyclo
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching c_c__ are there?

16. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CACAO is among the common words in this set.