7-Letter Words Matching O_C____

There are 18 7-letter words that match O_C____. 5 are common words, such as OCCLUDE and OCCULTS. A rarer one is OUCHING. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

occludeoccultsorchardorchidsoxcartsocciputoocytesopcodesorcinoloscinesoscularosculumobconicoocystsorceinsorchilsosculesouching

About this list

Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
occlude
Rare example
ouching
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching o_c____ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OCCLUDE is among the common words in this set.