7-Letter Words Matching N_O____

There are 18 7-letter words that match N_O____. 6 are common words, such as NEOCONS and NEONATE. A rarer one is NOOSING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

neoconsneonateniobiumnoodlednoodlesnoondayneolithneologyneotenyneotypeniobousniobatenoodgednoodgesnookiesnooningnoosersnoosing

About this list

Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
neocons
Rare example
noosing
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching n_o____ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEOCONS is among the common words in this set.