5-Letter Words Matching __E_D

There are 40 5-letter words that match __E_D. 28 are common words, such as AHEAD and AMEND. A rarer one is SKEED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

aheadamendbleedblendbreadbreedcreeddreademendfieldfiendfreed
aheadamendbleedblendbreadbreedcreeddreademendfieldfiendfreedgreedkneadkneedpleadsherdspeedspendsteadsteedtreadtreedtrendtweedupendwieldyieldbieldfjeldfremdogeedoreadscendshenddreedgleedpreedpseudskeed

About this list

Words
40 (28 common words)
Common example
ahead
Rare example
skeed
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __e_d are there?

40. 28 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AHEAD is among the common words in this set.