9-Letter Words Matching Q_____E__

There are 17 9-letter words that match Q_____E__. 10 are common words, such as QUAINTEST and QUEASIEST. A rarer one is QUIVERERS. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

quaintestqueasiestqueernessquenchersquibblersquicknessquiescentquietnessquipstersquirkiestquaggiestquarriersqualmiestquaverersqueaziestquicksetsquiverers

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Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
quaintest
Rare example
quiverers
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching q_____e__ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

QUAINTEST is among the common words in this set.