9-Letter Words Matching N_____G__

There are 12 9-letter words that match N_____G__. 4 are common words, such as NEURALGIA and NEURALGIC. A rarer one is NUTSEDGES. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

neuralgianeuralgicnostalgianostalgicnagginglynumbinglynippinglynonleaguenontargetnonvirginnosologicnutsedges

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Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
neuralgia
Rare example
nutsedges
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
1

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching n_____g__ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEURALGIA is among the common words in this set.