8-Letter Words Matching ___E_C__

There are 40 8-letter words that match ___E_C__. 22 are common words, such as ABSENCES and CADENCED. A rarer one is VALENCIA. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

absencescadencedcadencesdefencesessencesfaiencesintercomlicencedlicencesoffencessciencesscreechy
absencescadencedcadencesdefencesessencesfaiencesintercomlicencedlicencesoffencessciencesscreechysilencedsilencersilencessquelchystretchytubercleundercutuppercutvalenceswiseacreabreactsintercutlibeccionovercalquiescedricercarunfencedlicenceelicencerlucencespotencesrefencedrefencessheepcotsupercarsupercopunfencesvalencia

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Words
40 (22 common words)
Common example
absences
Rare example
valencia
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
15

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___e_c__ are there?

40. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSENCES is among the common words in this set.