8-Letter Words Matching ____G__N

There are 16 8-letter words that match ____G__N. 5 are common words, such as BLUDGEON and RELIGION. A rarer one is TRUDGEON. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

bludgeonreligionsmidgeonsturgeontobogganballgownbourgeonpelagianyataghancarageenhypogeanperegrinperigeanswingmanswingmentrudgeon

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
bludgeon
Rare example
trudgeon
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____g__n are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLUDGEON is among the common words in this set.