10-Letter Words Matching A_____D___

There are 21 10-letter words that match A_____D___. 12 are common words, such as ABSCONDERS and ABSCONDING. A rarer one is AUSLANDERS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

abscondersabscondingaggrandizeantecedentantibodiesantipodeanapplaudersapplaudingastoundingattaindersautodidactawkwardestantecedingantipodalsaggrandisealexandersamantadineannelidansanticodonsantimodernauslanders

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Words
21 (12 common words)
Common example
absconders
Rare example
auslanders
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
N (18)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching a_____d___ are there?

21. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSCONDERS is among the common words in this set.