8-Letter Words Matching S_____C_

There are 60 8-letter words that match S_____C_. 24 are common words, such as SALIENCE and SANDWICH. A rarer one is SWASTICA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (34 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 60

Common words

saliencesandwichsapiencescepticssciaticasentencesequenceshamrockshellackshellacsshoelacesidekick
saliencesandwichsapiencescepticssciaticasentencesequenceshamrockshellackshellacsshoelacesidekicksixpenceskepticssolsticesolvencyspasticsstopcockstypticssubtractsuccinctsunblocksurpliceswaybacksubspacesaliencysapphicssciroccosesterceshaddockshelduckskerrickskewbackskipjackslapjacksnapbacksoftbacksphericssymplocesapiencyscatbacksciaticsscrootchseabeachseapieceseecatchsemplicesequencyshadrachsherlockshoepackshoepacssithenceslotbacksnowpacksubblocksubepochsuberectsunporchswastica

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Words
60 (24 common words)
Common example
salience
Rare example
swastica
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (34)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s_____c_ are there?

60. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALIENCE is among the common words in this set.