8-Letter Words Matching __M__C__

There are 24 8-letter words that match __M__C__. 11 are common words, such as COMPACTS and GIMMICKS. A rarer one is TOMBACKS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

compactsgimmicksgimmickyhammockshemlockshummockshummockypemmicanromancedromancerromancesbombycidnomarchyarmlocksdemarchehommocksjumbuckslimbecksmammocksnomarchsoomiacksrimrockssambucastombacks

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Words
24 (11 common words)
Common example
compacts
Rare example
tombacks
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
O (17)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __m__c__ are there?

24. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COMPACTS is among the common words in this set.