12-Letter Words Matching ___A_____A__

There are 37 12-letter words that match ___A_____A__. 14 are common words, such as DECAFFEINATE and DISADVANTAGE. A rarer one is SEXAGESIMALS. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 37

Common words

decaffeinatedisadvantagedisaffiliatedisambiguatedisapprovalsdisassociateexpansionaryincapacitatemetalanguageparamedicalsparamilitaryrecalcitrant
decaffeinatedisadvantagedisaffiliatedisambiguatedisapprovalsdisassociateexpansionaryincapacitatemetalanguageparamedicalsparamilitaryrecalcitrantrecapitulaterehabilitateappassionatoexsanguinateincapacitantphraseographrecalcitratescraperboardscratchboardstraticulatesubalternatetaramasalatavacationlandceratopsiansdisaggregateergastoplasmhemangiomatahepatomegalyhexadecimalsnonarbitraryoblanceolateparalanguagephragmoplastrehabilitantsexagesimals

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Words
37 (14 common words)
Common example
decaffeinate
Rare example
sexagesimals
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
T (29)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___a_____a__ are there?

37. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DECAFFEINATE is among the common words in this set.