5-Letter Words Matching G__R_

There are 16 5-letter words that match G__R_. 8 are common words, such as GEARS and GENRE. A rarer one is GURRY. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

gearsgenreglareglorygnarlgoersgourdguardgaursgenroglaryguarsgnarrgnarsguirogurry

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
gears
Rare example
gurry
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching g__r_ are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GEARS is among the common words in this set.