6-Letter Words Matching E___O_

There are 20 6-letter words that match E___O_. 6 are common words, such as EDITOR and EGGNOG. A rarer one is EXODOS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

editoreggnogemployenamorepilogescrowelevonemptorenrootepizoaerenowetalonetymonemerodepigonerugosethionethnosexodoiexodos

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
editor
Rare example
exodos
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
N (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching e___o_ are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EDITOR is among the common words in this set.