6-Letter Words Matching _E___C

There are 24 6-letter words that match _E___C. 8 are common words, such as FERRIC and HECTIC. A rarer one is TERBIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

ferrichecticheroicmetricpecticpelvicpepticsepticceliacdeificfennecherdiclentictenrecaeonicbeylicdelticdermicdezincgeodicgesticheliacneumicterbic

About this list

Words
24 (8 common words)
Common example
ferric
Rare example
terbic
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (22)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _e___c are there?

24. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FERRIC is among the common words in this set.