10-Letter Words Matching _I_______A

There are 14 10-letter words that match _I_______A. 5 are common words, such as CITRONELLA and DIPHTHERIA. A rarer one is VILLANELLA. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

citronelladiphtheriadipsomaniajinrickshajinrikishapipsissewarickettsiatillandsiadiastematamicrofaunamicroflorapiroplasmasinsemillavillanella

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Words
14 (5 common words)
Common example
citronella
Rare example
villanella
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _i_______a are there?

14. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CITRONELLA is among the common words in this set.