8-Letter Words Matching ____SC__

There are 13 8-letter words that match ____SC__. 5 are common words, such as CROSSCUT and FOOLSCAP. A rarer one is MENISCAL. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

crosscutfoolscaphibiscusmeniscuswainscotdehisceddehiscesinviscidmarascasquiescedarbuscleberascalmeniscal

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Words
13 (5 common words)
Common example
crosscut
Rare example
meniscal
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
I (8)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____sc__ are there?

13. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CROSSCUT is among the common words in this set.