6-Letter Words Matching _C_T__

There are 18 6-letter words that match _C_T__. 5 are common words, such as ACETIC and ACUTER. A rarer one is SCHTIK. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

aceticacuteracutesscotchscytheacetalacetumacetylscathescattyscoterscotiascutchscutesscutumacetinscattsschtik

About this list

Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
acetic
Rare example
schtik
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _c_t__ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACETIC is among the common words in this set.