7-Letter Words Matching ____EG_

There are 17 7-letter words that match ____EG_. 8 are common words, such as BESIEGE and BOWLEGS. A rarer one is SOLFEGE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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About this list

Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
besiege
Rare example
solfege
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____eg_ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESIEGE is among the common words in this set.