8-Letter Words Starting With LEG

There are 21 8-letter words that start with LEG. 12 are common words, such as LEGACIES and LEGALESE. A rarer one is LEGUMINS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

legacieslegaleselegalismlegalitylegalizelegateeslegationleggiestleggingsleghornslegroomslegworkslegalistlegatinelegaliselegatinglegatorslegendrylegerityleggierolegumins

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Words
21 (12 common words)
Common example
legacies
Rare example
legumins
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

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

21. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LEGACIES is among the common words in this set.