8-Letter Words Matching _____G_N

There are 39 8-letter words that match _____G_N. 16 are common words, such as ALLERGEN and ANDROGEN. A rarer one is WANNIGAN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 39

Common words

allergenandrogencardiganestrogenflashgunglycogenheptagonhooliganhydrogenmulligannitrogenpathogen
allergenandrogencardiganestrogenflashgunglycogenheptagonhooliganhydrogenmulligannitrogenpathogenpentagonroentgentarragontoboggancollagencultigencyanogenenneagonestragonglucagonhistogenlarriganspearguntetragonallerginamidogenamylogenflexagonflorigenhyalogenmartagonmisbeganmisbeginmisbegunnonpaganparergonwannigan

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Words
39 (16 common words)
Common example
allergen
Rare example
wannigan
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (29)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____g_n are there?

39. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLERGEN is among the common words in this set.