7-Letter Words Matching B_____A

There are 35 7-letter words that match B_____A. 11 are common words, such as BAKLAVA and BANDANA. A rarer one is BUZUKIA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 35

Common words

baklavabandanabaristabazookabegoniabienniabirettabolognabonanzabravurabulimiaballata
baklavabandanabaristabazookabegoniabienniabirettabolognabonanzabravurabulimiaballatabanksiabarillabasidiabegorrabidarkabrachiabrecciabritskabritzkababesiabaccarabaklawabandoraberettabisnagabiznagaboffolabohemiaboliviabothriabubingaburserabuzukia

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Words
35 (11 common words)
Common example
baklava
Rare example
buzukia
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (21)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching b_____a are there?

35. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAKLAVA is among the common words in this set.