6-Letter Words Matching C____C

There are 28 6-letter words that match C____C. 9 are common words, such as CITRIC and CLERIC. A rarer one is CRISIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

citricclericcliniccognaccosmiccriticcupriccycliccysticcadmiccalciccalpac
citricclericcliniccognaccosmiccriticcupriccycliccysticcadmiccalciccalpacceliacchoriccreticculticcyaniccanticcapriccaseicchebecchemicchymiccliticcloniccocciccorsaccrisic

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Words
28 (9 common words)
Common example
citric
Rare example
crisic
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (24)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching c____c are there?

28. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CITRIC is among the common words in this set.