5-Letter Words Matching _T_A_

There are 17 5-letter words that match _T_A_. 10 are common words, such as ATLAS and ATTAR. A rarer one is STOAS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

atlasattarsteadsteakstealsteamstoatstrapstrawstrayatmanetnasottaratmasstoaestoaistoas

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
atlas
Rare example
stoas
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _t_a_ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATLAS is among the common words in this set.