8-Letter Words Matching _____D_N

There are 28 8-letter words that match _____D_N. 10 are common words, such as BEHOLDEN and EMBOLDEN. A rarer one is TOLUIDIN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

beholdenemboldenharridanmastodonmenhadenmethadonmyrmidonstriddenunbiddenunburdenchlordangospodin
beholdenemboldenharridanmastodonmenhadenmethadonmyrmidonstriddenunbiddenunburdenchlordangospodinstegodonunhiddenacaridanbemaddenbenzidinguanidingueridonhistidinimboldenisopodankallidinrebiddenrehardenrigaudonsialidantoluidin

About this list

Words
28 (10 common words)
Common example
beholden
Rare example
toluidin
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____d_n are there?

28. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEHOLDEN is among the common words in this set.