5-Letter Words Matching _T_E_

There are 17 5-letter words that match _T_E_. 12 are common words, such as ETHER and OTHER. A rarer one is STYED. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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About this list

Words
17 (12 common words)
Common example
ether
Rare example
styed
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _t_e_ are there?

17. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ETHER is among the common words in this set.