6-Letter Words Matching E____A

There are 17 6-letter words that match E____A. 5 are common words, such as ECZEMA and ELODEA. A rarer one is EXUVIA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

eczemaelodeaenigmaerrataeurekaegestaeidolaejectaepizoaexedraeluviaelytraencinaenteraeupneaexactaexuvia

About this list

Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
eczema
Rare example
exuvia
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (8)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching e____a are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ECZEMA is among the common words in this set.