8-Letter Words Matching _E_____C

There are 79 8-letter words that match _E_____C. 25 are common words, such as BEATIFIC and CEPHALIC. A rarer one is ZEOLITIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (79 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 79

Common words

beatificcephalicdemoniacdespoticgeodesicgeodeticgeologicheraldichermeticleukemicmechanicmercuric
beatificcephalicdemoniacdespoticgeodesicgeodeticgeologicheraldichermeticleukemicmechanicmercuricmetallicmeteoricnecroticneuriticneuroticpedanticperiodicrepublicsemanticsemioticseraphictectonicterrificceleriacfebrificgeoponicgermanichermiticherpeticleptonicmephiticmeristicmesmericmethodicmethylicneotericpentomicperioticperisarcpetrolictelluricveristicaethericbenzyliccerebricdeserticdeutericfelsiticferriticgerontichetaericjesuiticleproticleucemicleuciticleukoticmedallicmellificmetazoicnektonicneologicneotenicneumaticneuronicpeptidicpeptonicperliticreaginicsermonictektitictelestictelsonictenesmictermiticterpenictetradiczeolitic

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Words
79 (25 common words)
Common example
beatific
Rare example
zeolitic
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (79)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _e_____c are there?

79. 25 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEATIFIC is among the common words in this set.