9-Letter Words Matching _____RC__

There are 23 9-letter words that match _____RC__. 8 are common words, such as BUTTERCUP and COMMERCES. A rarer one is UNCOERCED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

buttercupcommerceshierarchyoligarchsoligarchyrechercheresourcedresourcesanasarcashagiarchyheptarchyhierarchspentarchycommercedethnarchsheptarchshipparchsomniarchspentarchssestercestetrarchstetrarchyuncoerced

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Words
23 (8 common words)
Common example
buttercup
Rare example
uncoerced
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____rc__ are there?

23. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUTTERCUP is among the common words in this set.