8-Letter Words Matching ____O_G_

There are 16 8-letter words that match ____O_G_. 9 are common words, such as ALTHOUGH and DISGORGE. A rarer one is OUTDODGE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

althoughdisgorgedislodgefurlongsfurloughhiccoughmahjongsprolongsthoroughbiltongsprolongecampongskampongsmahjonggmislodgeoutdodge

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
although
Rare example
outdodge
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____o_g_ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALTHOUGH is among the common words in this set.