5-Letter Words Matching N_T__

There are 22 5-letter words that match N_T__. 11 are common words, such as NATAL and NATCH. A rarer one is NUTSY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

natalnatchnattynettsniternitesnitrenotchnotednotesnuttynatesnettynitidnitronittynotumnetopnitonnotalnoternutsy

About this list

Words
22 (11 common words)
Common example
natal
Rare example
nutsy
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching n_t__ are there?

22. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NATAL is among the common words in this set.