8-Letter Words Matching ____A__A

There are 57 8-letter words that match ____A__A. 12 are common words, such as BANDANNA and BARBACOA. A rarer one is ZOOMANIA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (43 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 57

Common words

bandannabarbacoachimaeraciabattaegomaniafantasiagymnasiamadrassapellagrasrirachaterrariawistaria
bandannabarbacoachimaeraciabattaegomaniafantasiagymnasiamadrassapellagrasrirachaterrariawistariaadulariaadynamiaanabaenaanasarcaarapaimaataraxiaavifaunabarrancacalvariacarnaubacercariadyslaliaherbariakamaainamalvasiamiliariaqindarkasacrariaviscachavizcachaapimaniabaidarkabattaliacalcaneacalcariacaldariacampagnacarpaliachalaziachloasmacontagiadentaliadichasiadracaenadystaxiaepifaunagammadiamridangapalladiaplanariapsoralearadialiaseptariasyntagmazoomania

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Words
57 (12 common words)
Common example
bandanna
Rare example
zoomania
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (43)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____a__a are there?

57. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANDANNA is among the common words in this set.