8-Letter Words Matching T___G___

There are 32 8-letter words that match T___G___. 16 are common words, such as TAILGATE and TANAGERS. A rarer one is TWANGLES. 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 32

Common words

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tailgatetanagerstelegramthoughtsthuggerythuggishtoboggantollgatetonightstriggerstrudgingtwangiertwangingtwiggiertwiggingtwingingtelegonytheogonythingiesthuggeestomogramtrangamstriagingtriggesttriggingtrudgenstrudgeontrudgerstwangerstwangledtwanglertwangles

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Words
32 (16 common words)
Common example
tailgate
Rare example
twangles
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
11

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching t___g___ are there?

32. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

TAILGATE is among the common words in this set.