6-Letter Words Matching O_C___

There are 17 6-letter words that match O_C___. 5 are common words, such as OCCULT and OCCUPY. A rarer one is OUCHES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

occultoccupyoccursorchidoxcartoocyteopcodeorceinoscineoocystorchilorchisorcinsosculaosculeouchedouches

About this list

Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
occult
Rare example
ouches
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (8)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching o_c___ are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OCCULT is among the common words in this set.