6-Letter Words Matching W_G___

There are 17 6-letter words that match W_G___. 14 are common words, such as WAGERS and WAGGED. A rarer one is WIGANS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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About this list

Words
17 (14 common words)
Common example
wagers
Rare example
wigans
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching w_g___ are there?

17. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WAGERS is among the common words in this set.