8-Letter Words Matching _____A_D

There are 180 8-letter words that match _____A_D. 74 are common words, such as BACKHAND and BACKWARD. A rarer one is YARDWAND. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (118 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 180

Common words

backhandbackwardbackyardbankcardbarnyardbilliardblizzardblowhardcabstandcroplandcupboardcupolaed
backhandbackwardbackyardbankcardbarnyardbilliardblizzardblowhardcabstandcroplandcupboardcupolaeddeckhanddockyarddooryarddownwarddrunkardeastwardfarmhandfarmlandfarmyardflatlandforehandfreehandgainsaidganglandgourmandhalliardhandmaidheadbandheadlandhighlandhomelandhomewardinkstandjacquardjunkyardkeyboardlandwardlapboardlarboardleftwardlonghandmainlandmedicaidmilkmaidmilliardmisheardmoorlandmudguardoutboardoverhandoverlaidoverlandoverpaidpegboardpilchardpostcardpostpaidrearwardscabbardseaboardshipyardsluggardstandardthousandtidelandunafraiduntowardvanguardvineyardwestwardwindwardwoodlandboatyardbondmaidboneyardboxboardbrassardbrowbandbushlandclublanddockhanddocklanddownlandfahlbandforelandforesaidforeyardgalliardgarboardgraduandhairbandhatstandheadwardhindwardkailyardkaleyardleeboardmisbrandmopboardneckbandnosebandordinandoutguardoutstandparklandpolewardpotshardradicandrailcardrainbandsarabandsidebandsidewardskewbaldstaggardstanzaedsuperaddtailbandtestcardtiltyardtimecardunideaedunrepaidwavebandwildcardbacklandbecowardbedstandbefleaedblinkardchresardcitywardclochardclubhandcoalyarddeeryarddefleaeddunelandfilmcardfilmlandflancardgoalwardhalloaedhaulyardhilloaedholloaedhonorandhulloaedkilobaudmisawardmoonwardnonbrandoutheardoverhardpaillardpajamaedpassbandpinelandplaylandplowlandredemandrerewardrhumbaedscablandselfwardsemibaldsemihardshetlandsnowlandstinkardsunscaldtagboardteaboardwidebandwildlandwillyardyardlandyardwand

About this list

Words
180 (74 common words)
Common example
backhand
Rare example
yardwand
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (118)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____a_d are there?

180. 74 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKHAND is among the common words in this set.