10-Letter Words Matching ___T____O_

There are 75 10-letter words that match ___T____O_. 37 are common words, such as ABSTENTION and BUTTONWOOD. A rarer one is ZWITTERION. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (49 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 75

Common words

abstentionbuttonwoodcaptivatorcastigatorcastrationchatterboxcontentioncontortioncontractorcontraltoscontritioncottonwood
abstentionbuttonwoodcaptivatorcastigatorcastrationchatterboxcontentioncontortioncontractorcontraltoscontritioncottonwoodcultivatordistensiondistentiondistortionfiltrationheathendomheptathloninitiationinstigatorinstitutorinstructormustachiospentathlonpistachiosportfoliospostillionpostseasonpretensionprotectionprotractorprotrusionsisterhoodtenterhookventilatorwaitpersonacotyledonbastinadosbitterrootbuttonhookcentesimoscentillioncontraflowdestructoreisteddfoderythritolgasteropodlustrationmasticatormulticolorobstructorpentstemonphotofloodquaternionrestharrowseptillionsextillionsketchbookswitcherootortfeasorabstractordistrainorelutriatorheptachlormultiunionpasticciospostprisonpostulatorrusticatorsixteenmossostenutostrituratorvictimhoodzwitterion

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Words
75 (37 common words)
Common example
abstention
Rare example
zwitterion
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
I (49)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___t____o_ are there?

75. 37 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTENTION is among the common words in this set.