6-Letter Words Matching P__G__

There are 36 6-letter words that match P__G__. 11 are common words, such as PEGGED and PIDGIN. A rarer one is PUNGLE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

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About this list

Words
36 (11 common words)
Common example
pegged
Rare example
pungle
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
E (23)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching p__g__ are there?

36. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PEGGED is among the common words in this set.