8-Letter Words Matching _Q_____E

There are 15 8-letter words that match _Q_____E. 6 are common words, such as AQUILINE and EQUALIZE. A rarer one is SQUILLAE. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

aquilineequalizeequipagesquabblesqueegeesquiggleaquacadesqualenesquamosesquilgeeaquatoneequaliseequivokesquamatesquillae

About this list

Words
15 (6 common words)
Common example
aquiline
Rare example
squillae
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _q_____e are there?

15. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AQUILINE is among the common words in this set.