10-Letter Words Matching ___T_____N

There are 45 10-letter words that match ___T_____N. 23 are common words, such as ABSTENTION and BESTRIDDEN. A rarer one is ZWITTERION. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (36 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 45

Common words

abstentionbestriddencastrationclothespincontentioncontortioncontritiondistensiondistentiondistortionfiltrationheptathlon
abstentionbestriddencastrationclothespincontentioncontortioncontritiondistensiondistentiondistortionfiltrationheptathloninitiationpentathlonpostillionpostmodernpostseasonpretensionprotectionprotrusionwaitpersonweathermanweathermenacotyledoncentillioncontrarianlustrationmouthorganmultigrainpentstemonprotohumanquaternionseptillionsextillionsouterrainwhitethornerythrosingentamicinmultichainmultiunionpostprisonrestrickenscattergunsubtilisinzwitterion

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Words
45 (23 common words)
Common example
abstention
Rare example
zwitterion
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (36)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___t_____n are there?

45. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTENTION is among the common words in this set.