8-Letter Words Matching ____EC__

There are 60 8-letter words that match ____EC__. 27 are common words, such as BARBECUE and COLLECTS. A rarer one is TRAJECTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (46 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 60

Common words

barbecuecollectsconnectscorrectsdeflectsdialectsdissectshenpecksinflectsinspectsneglectsperfecta
barbecuecollectsconnectscorrectsdeflectsdialectsdissectshenpecksinflectsinspectsneglectsperfectaperfectsprefectsprojectsprotectsrechecksrednecksreelectsreflectsrespectsscreechysubjectssuspectstrifectatrisectswhitecapalopeciaanalectaanalectsconfectsconvectshorsecarpeasecodperfectosundeckswrynecksalopecicbeflecksbiotechscathectscoerectscyclecardisjectsdornecksgynaeceagynaeciagynoecialimbecksoothecaeoothecalpandectsprelectsprosectsreejectsreerectsschneckescolecessubsectstrajects

About this list

Words
60 (27 common words)
Common example
barbecue
Rare example
trajects
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
42
Most frequent letter
S (46)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ec__ are there?

60. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARBECUE is among the common words in this set.