7-Letter Words Matching E____G_

There are 16 7-letter words that match E____G_. 10 are common words, such as EARWIGS and ECOLOGY. A rarer one is EFFULGE. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

earwigsecologyedgingseggnogsembargoendingsengorgeenlargeepilogsexpungeeatingsenologyepagogeescuageearingseffulge

About this list

Words
16 (10 common words)
Common example
earwigs
Rare example
effulge
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
N (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching e____g_ are there?

16. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EARWIGS is among the common words in this set.