8-Letter Words Matching N_____N_

There are 59 8-letter words that match N_____N_. 25 are common words, such as NECKLINE and NEEDLING. A rarer one is NUTATING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (39 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 59

Common words

necklineneedlingnegatingneighingneoprenenestlingnettlingneutrinoneutronsnewbornsnibblingnicotine
necklineneedlingnegatingneighingneoprenenestlingnettlingneutrinoneutronsnewbornsnibblingnicotinenigglingninepinsnocturnenoneventnoodlingnoseconenotatingnotchingnoticingnucleonsnurslingnutrientnuzzlingnaissantnankeensnarceineneckbandnephronsnescientnewfoundnobblingnonagonsnorthingnosebandnaethingnaloxonenarceinsnauseantnegatonsneustonsnicklingnicotinsnideringnocturnsnoddlingnonbeingnonbrandnonclingnonpointnonprintnonusingnoodgingnotturninotturnonucleinsnudzhingnutating

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Words
59 (25 common words)
Common example
neckline
Rare example
nutating
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
I (39)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n_____n_ are there?

59. 25 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NECKLINE is among the common words in this set.