5-Letter Words Matching A_D__

There are 16 5-letter words that match A_D__. 9 are common words, such as ADDED and ADDER. A rarer one is AUDAD. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

addedadderaddleaidedaidesalderardoraudioauditaddaxaedesaideraldolardebasdicaudad

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
added
Rare example
audad
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching a_d__ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ADDED is among the common words in this set.