8-Letter Words Matching ___G_S__

There are 21 8-letter words that match ___G_S__. 9 are common words, such as CONGESTS and DINGUSES. A rarer one is VULGUSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

congestsdingusesdisgustsexegesesexegesisfunguseshaggiseslargessesuggestselegistsimagismssargassoazygosesbiogaseselegisedelegisesimagistsologistssyngasesvalgusesvulguses

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Words
21 (9 common words)
Common example
congests
Rare example
vulguses
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
S (20)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___g_s__ are there?

21. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CONGESTS is among the common words in this set.