7-Letter Words Matching ___A__A

There are 84 7-letter words that match ___A__A. 20 are common words, such as ALFALFA and APHASIA. A rarer one is ZENAIDA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (44 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 84

Common words

alfalfaaphasiaaquariabonanzacanastacatalpahosannalasagnamahatmamalariaorganzapanacea
alfalfaaphasiaaquariabonanzacanastacatalpahosannalasagnamahatmamalariaorganzapanaceapiranharegaliaregattasavannasolariasubareaverandavivariaagraphaaplasiaapraxiabidarkacavallachiasmacopaibadigammafilariagalateahetaerahexaplainfantamarascamonardaoquassapiraguapitangapodagrapolaccaratafiasubaquatalariatamashatilapiatitaniavedaliaacrasiaangariaaphagiaarcadiaastasiacarambacatawbacuracoacymatiaentasiagalabiagazaniahalachahalakhahetairahimatiaignatiainfaunalatakialoganiamajaguamalaccamalangamarantametazoamojarrapalabrapatagiapupariarosariasolatiasudariavelariawakandayamalkazamarrazenaida

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Words
84 (20 common words)
Common example
alfalfa
Rare example
zenaida
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (44)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___a__a are there?

84. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALFALFA is among the common words in this set.