7-Letter Words Matching ___EG__

There are 28 7-letter words that match ___EG__. 13 are common words, such as ALLEGED and ALLEGES. A rarer one is TELEGAS. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

allegedallegesallegrobodegasillegalintegermanegesnosegayphlegmsrenegedrenegerreneges
allegedallegesallegrobodegasillegalintegermanegesnosegayphlegmsrenegedrenegerrenegesvinegarallegerassegaiforegutphlegmysenegaswiseguybaregesbluegumfanegasnonegosrebeganrebeginrebegunspiegeltelegas

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Words
28 (13 common words)
Common example
alleged
Rare example
telegas
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___eg__ are there?

28. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEGED is among the common words in this set.