10-Letter Words Matching ______AI__

There are 76 10-letter words that match ______AI__. 44 are common words, such as APPERTAINS and ASCERTAINS. A rarer one is TEARSTAINS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (68 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 76

Common words

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About this list

Words
76 (44 common words)
Common example
appertains
Rare example
tearstains
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
54
Most frequent letter
S (68)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ______ai__ are there?

76. 44 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPERTAINS is among the common words in this set.