4-Letter Words Matching R_T_

There are 17 4-letter words that match R_T_. 6 are common words, such as RATE and RATS. A rarer one is ROTO. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

rateratsriteroterotsrutsratarathreteretsrotarotlruthratoritzrotiroto

About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
rate
Rare example
roto
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
O (7)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching r_t_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

RATE is among the common words in this set.