8-Letter Words Matching ____EG__

There are 25 8-letter words that match ____EG__. 9 are common words, such as BESIEGED and BESIEGER. A rarer one is SOLFEGGI. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 25

Common words

besiegedbesiegerbesiegescollegescortegeshoosegownonlegalprotegessqueegeecollegiadiplegiagoosegog
besiegedbesiegerbesiegescollegescortegeshoosegownonlegalprotegessqueegeecollegiadiplegiagoosegogchoreguscollegerespiegleimpregnsmisbeganmisbeginmisbegotmisbegunprelegalprotegeeskreeghssolfegessolfeggi

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Words
25 (9 common words)
Common example
besieged
Rare example
solfeggi
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____eg__ are there?

25. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESIEGED is among the common words in this set.