8-Letter Words Matching ___N_C__

There are 42 8-letter words that match ___N_C__. 12 are common words, such as BANNOCKS and BARNACLE. A rarer one is WINNOCKS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

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bannocksbarnaclebinnacleclinicalconnectscornicesfurnacesironicalpinnaclerednecksreenactswainscotcornicedcornichedunnocksguanacosirenicalopinicuspinnaceswrynecksberniclebonnockscoenactscornicledornecksdornicksdornocksethnicalfinnickyfornicalfornicesfurnacediconicalnudnickspicnickyscenicalschneckespinachysubnichevernacleverniclewinnocks

About this list

Words
42 (12 common words)
Common example
bannocks
Rare example
winnocks
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
I (26)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___n_c__ are there?

42. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANNOCKS is among the common words in this set.