8-Letter Words Matching ____DG__

There are 12 8-letter words that match ____DG__. 6 are common words, such as ABRIDGED and ABRIDGES. A rarer one is UNJUDGED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

abridgedabridgesadjudgedadjudgesrejudgedrejudgesabridgersplodgesbecudgelsplodgedunhedgedunjudged

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
abridged
Rare example
unjudged
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____dg__ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABRIDGED is among the common words in this set.