8-Letter Words Matching G___R___

There are 39 8-letter words that match G___R___. 12 are common words, such as GANGRENE and GANTRIES. A rarer one is GOMERILS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 39

Common words

gangrenegantriesgeneralsgenerategenericsgenerousgentriesgentrifygimcrackgovernedgovernorgumdrops
gangrenegantriesgeneralsgenerategenericsgenerousgentriesgentrifygimcrackgovernedgovernorgumdropsgambrelsgastrulagharriesglabrateglabrousgoitrousgombroongrogramsgumtreesgynarchygabbroicgabbroidgadarenegangrelsgastraeagastreasgastrinsgentricegeoprobegerardiagisarmesglairierglairinggnarringgomeralsgomerelsgomerils

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Words
39 (12 common words)
Common example
gangrene
Rare example
gomerils
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
E (26)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching g___r___ are there?

39. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GANGRENE is among the common words in this set.