8-Letter Words Matching ____T_C_

There are 70 8-letter words that match ____T_C_. 30 are common words, such as AQUATICS and ASCETICS. A rarer one is TRIPTYCA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (62 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 70

Common words

aquaticsasceticscausticsdipstickelasticsfanaticsgeneticshardtackhaystackhereticsjoystickkinetics
aquaticsasceticscausticsdipstickelasticsfanaticsgeneticshardtackhaystackhereticsjoystickkineticslipsticklunaticsnonstickplasticspoliticopoliticspoulticepracticereattachroboticsscepticssciaticaskepticssolsticespasticsstypticsticktocktriptychbitstockbratticedeicticsdiestockdowntickglypticsgnosticsgunstockhepaticalinstockpareticspenstockpolitickprenticequarticsticktacktristichapostacyauxeticsbluetickclasticsdemoticsekisticseristicserraticsfatstockhematicshepaticslobsticklopstickpigstickquanticsquinticsreattacksciaticsswasticatabeticstipstocktoneticstriptyca

About this list

Words
70 (30 common words)
Common example
aquatics
Rare example
triptyca
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
34
Most frequent letter
I (62)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____t_c_ are there?

70. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AQUATICS is among the common words in this set.