5-Letter Words Matching A_O__

There are 68 5-letter words that match A_O__. 32 are common words, such as ABODE and ABORT. A rarer one is AZONS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 68

Common words

abodeabortaboutaboveacornadobeadoptadoreadornaeonsafootafoul
abodeabortaboutaboveacornadobeadoptadoreadornaeonsafootafoulagonyaloesaloftalohaalonealongaloofaloudamongamouranodearomaaroseatollatomsatoneavoidavowsawokeaxonsanonsabohmadownaforeagoneagoraaloinanoasanoleaportaroidatomyatonyazoicazoleazoteazothaboilabomaaboonacockacoldadoboadozeagonsaholdaioliamoksamoleamortanomyapodsatopyawolsaxoneazons

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Words
68 (32 common words)
Common example
abode
Rare example
azons
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
N (22)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching a_o__ are there?

68. 32 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABODE is among the common words in this set.