8-Letter Words Matching ____AD__

There are 117 8-letter words that match ____AD__. 40 are common words, such as AVOCADOS and BALLADRY. A rarer one is WELLADAY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (77 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 117

Common words

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About this list

Words
117 (40 common words)
Common example
avocados
Rare example
welladay
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
50
Most frequent letter
E (77)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ad__ are there?

117. 40 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AVOCADOS is among the common words in this set.