12-Letter Words Matching ___D__A_____

There are 40 12-letter words that match ___D__A_____. 21 are common words, such as CANDELABRUMS and CANDIDATURES. A rarer one is PREDEPARTURE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

candelabrumscandidaturescardsharperscoeducationseradicationshandcraftinghandicappershandicappinghardheadedlyheadquartershindquartersmendicancies
candelabrumscandidaturescardsharperscoeducationseradicationshandcraftinghandicappershandicappinghardheadedlyheadquartershindquartersmendicanciesoxidizationspredicamentspredicationsreeducationssandblasterssandblastingsyndicationstrademarkingvindicationsbradycardiascardinalatescardinalshipcardsharpingcondonationsheadteacherslandgraviatelandscapistssyndicalismssyndicalistsacidulationsanodizationsbardolatriesdaydreamlikehardstandinghebdomadallynondemandingnondisabledspredeparture

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Words
40 (21 common words)
Common example
candelabrums
Rare example
predeparture
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
27
Most frequent letter
I (32)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___d__a_____ are there?

40. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CANDELABRUMS is among the common words in this set.