8-Letter Words Matching D____C__

There are 37 8-letter words that match D____C__. 12 are common words, such as DEFENCES and DEFLECTS. A rarer one is DYSTOCIA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 37

Common words

defencesdeflectsdefrocksderricksdetractsdialectsdiptychsdissectsdivorceddivorceedivorcesdurances
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Words
37 (12 common words)
Common example
defences
Rare example
dystocia
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
23
Most frequent letter
E (28)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching d____c__ are there?

37. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEFENCES is among the common words in this set.