9-Letter Words Matching __L___G__

There are 17 9-letter words that match __L___G__. 6 are common words, such as BULLFIGHT and COLLEAGUE. A rarer one is WILLINGER. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
bullfight
Rare example
willinger
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __l___g__ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BULLFIGHT is among the common words in this set.