5-Letter Words Matching R_E__

There are 13 5-letter words that match R_E__. 8 are common words, such as REEDS and REEDY. A rarer one is RUERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

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About this list

Words
13 (8 common words)
Common example
reeds
Rare example
ruers
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching r_e__ are there?

13. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

REEDS is among the common words in this set.