7-Letter Words Matching ____C_T

There are 21 7-letter words that match ____C_T. 11 are common words, such as APRICOT and BORSCHT. A rarer one is POLYCOT. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

apricotborschtcopycatdeficithaircuthellcatillicitpolecatsolicitwildcatwoodcutbearcatdovecotharicotlinocutmonocotplumcotclauchtlinecutovercutpolycot

About this list

Words
21 (11 common words)
Common example
apricot
Rare example
polycot
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____c_t are there?

21. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APRICOT is among the common words in this set.