9-Letter Words Matching _____EC__

There are 42 9-letter words that match _____EC__. 12 are common words, such as CODPIECES and EYEPIECES. A rarer one is TOEPIECES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

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About this list

Words
42 (12 common words)
Common example
codpieces
Rare example
toepieces
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
37
Most frequent letter
S (37)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____ec__ are there?

42. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CODPIECES is among the common words in this set.