6-Letter Words Matching ___EC_

There are 42 6-letter words that match ___EC_. 24 are common words, such as ABJECT and AFFECT. A rarer one is ZEBECS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

abjectaffectapieceaspectbedeckbisectbreechdefectdejectdetectdirecteffect
abjectaffectapieceaspectbedeckbisectbreechdefectdejectdetectdirecteffectexpectfleecefleecyinfectinjectinsectkopeckobjectrejectselectspeechzydecoexsectobtectresectadvectcodecscopeckcosecscusecsdioecyfleechrebeckrebecsrefectsamechsenecaxebecszebeckzebecs

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Words
42 (24 common words)
Common example
abject
Rare example
zebecs
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (23)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___ec_ are there?

42. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABJECT is among the common words in this set.