6-Letter Words Matching ___A_A

There are 61 6-letter words that match ___A_A. 19 are common words, such as ALPACA and ARMADA. A rarer one is ZANANA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 61

Common words

alpacaarmadabananacabalacabanacasabacicadacloacaerrataiguanaimpalamanana
alpacaarmadabananacabalacabanacasabacicadacloacaerrataiguanaimpalamananamaracapajamapanamapapayapinatasonatastrataalbataarcanabalatacicaladhyanahalalaindabakamalakanakanaganaottavapanadapatacaposadasquamazenanaargalaasramabematacasavachoanacurarageladahamadajacanajicamakabakakabalakabayalabaramedakaorganapicarapiranapirayapuranasamarasatarasifakasomatataramazanana

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Words
61 (19 common words)
Common example
alpaca
Rare example
zanana
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (33)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___a_a are there?

61. 19 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALPACA is among the common words in this set.