9-Letter Words Matching ____I_C__

There are 21 9-letter words that match ____I_C__. 8 are common words, such as CODPIECES and CONVINCED. A rarer one is TOEPIECES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

codpiecesconvincedconvinceselegiacaleyepiecesinstinctsprecinctsprovincescapriccioearpieceslemniscuspasticcioconvincercoprincesdandiacallemniscalmandiocasseapiecestheriacaltheriacastoepieces

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Words
21 (8 common words)
Common example
codpieces
Rare example
toepieces
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____i_c__ are there?

21. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CODPIECES is among the common words in this set.