7-Letter Words Matching ____GN_

There are 17 7-letter words that match ____GN_. 12 are common words, such as ASSIGNS and BOLOGNA. A rarer one is VICUGNA. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

assignsbolognacolognecosignsdesignsensignsimpugnsinsignelasagnalasagnemalignsresignsepergneoppugnsrepugnseloignsvicugna

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Words
17 (12 common words)
Common example
assigns
Rare example
vicugna
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____gn_ are there?

17. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASSIGNS is among the common words in this set.