11-Letter Words Matching _E________A

There are 23 11-letter words that match _E________A. 5 are common words, such as MEGALOMANIA and MELANCHOLIA. A rarer one is TETRAHYMENA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

megalomaniamelancholiamemorabilianecrophiliaperestroikacenesthesiacephalalgiagentianellahebephreniahemeralopiahemianopsiaheterotopiamenorrhagianecrophobiaselaginellatelesthesiadefinientialepidopteraleukoplakiametasequoianegrophobiaperionychiatetrahymena

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Words
23 (5 common words)
Common example
megalomania
Rare example
tetrahymena
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (22)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching _e________a are there?

23. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MEGALOMANIA is among the common words in this set.