8-Letter Words Starting With OCT

There are 14 8-letter words that start with OCT. 2 are common words, such as OCTAGONS and OCTETTES. A rarer one is OCTUPLEX. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

octagonsoctettesoctangleoctantaloctarchyoctofoiloctonaryoctopodsoctoroonoctupletoctanolsoctupledoctuplesoctuplex

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Words
14 (2 common words)
Common example
octagons
Rare example
octuplex
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
L (8)

Questions

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

14. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OCTAGONS is among the common words in this set.