9-Letter Words Matching ____G___N

There are 17 9-letter words that match ____G___N. 9 are common words, such as CLERGYMAN and CLERGYMEN. A rarer one is SAPOGENIN. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

clergymanclergymenenlightenevergreengrosgrainhomegrownorangutanovergrownpronghornenergumenindigotinbringdowngaragemangaragemenhalogetonretightensapogenin

About this list

Words
17 (9 common words)
Common example
clergyman
Rare example
sapogenin
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____g___n are there?

17. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLERGYMAN is among the common words in this set.