5-Letter Words Matching D_G__

There are 12 5-letter words that match D_G__. 6 are common words, such as DEGAS and DIGIT. A rarer one is DOGEY. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

degasdigitdogesdoggydogiedogmadagosdightdoggodaggadegumdogey

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
degas
Rare example
dogey
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
O (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching d_g__ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEGAS is among the common words in this set.