8-Letter Words Starting With EG

There are 16 8-letter words that start with EG. 8 are common words, such as EGGHEADS and EGGPLANT. A rarer one is EGYPTIAN. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

eggheadseggplanteggshellegoisticegomaniaegotismsegotistsegressesegestingegestionegalitesegestiveeglatereeglomiseegressedegyptian

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
eggheads
Rare example
egyptian
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words starting with eg are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EGGHEADS is among the common words in this set.