5-Letter Words Matching _AN__

There are 142 5-letter words that match _AN__. 84 are common words, such as BANAL and BANDS. A rarer one is ZANZA. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (59 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 142

Common words

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About this list

Words
142 (84 common words)
Common example
banal
Rare example
zanza
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
46
Most frequent letter
S (59)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _an__ are there?

142. 84 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANAL is among the common words in this set.