7-Letter Words Matching ___DG__

There are 40 7-letter words that match ___DG__. 23 are common words, such as BRIDGED and BRIDGES. A rarer one is TRUDGEN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

bridgedbridgesdredgeddredgerdredgesdrudgeddrudgesfledgedfridgesgrudgedgrudgeshandgun
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Words
40 (23 common words)
Common example
bridged
Rare example
trudgen
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (37)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___dg__ are there?

40. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRIDGED is among the common words in this set.