6-Letter Words Matching __CR__

There are 18 6-letter words that match __CR__. 12 are common words, such as ACCRUE and DECREE. A rarer one is RICRAC. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

accruedecreeescrowlucresmacronmacrosmicronmicrosnacressacredsacrumsecretnacredsacralsucresbicronpicricricrac

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
accrue
Rare example
ricrac
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __cr__ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACCRUE is among the common words in this set.