7-Letter Words Matching ____CA_

There are 70 7-letter words that match ____CA_. 36 are common words, such as ALPACAS and BIFOCAL. A rarer one is VOMICAE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (47 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 70

Common words

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alpacasbifocalcloacaecloacascomicalconicalcopycatcubicalcynicalethicalfinicalflatcarhandcarhelicalhellcatkneecaplexicallogicallyricalmagicalmaracasmedicalminicammusicalopticalpedicabpelicanpolecatradicalsidecarsilicasstoicaltaxicabtopicaltypicalwildcatarnicasbearcatcaracalcooncandigicamindicanloricaemeticalminicabnodicalpatacassnowcaptramcarvesicaevesicalanticarbluecapcloacalcuracaodomicalflatcaphaircapmimicalminicarmyricaspedocalpemicanrailcarsenecastoxicaltunicaeunvocalvaticalvomicae

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Words
70 (36 common words)
Common example
alpacas
Rare example
vomicae
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
I (47)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____ca_ are there?

70. 36 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALPACAS is among the common words in this set.