8-Letter Words Matching ____D_E_

There are 158 8-letter words that match ____D_E_. 85 are common words, such as ABRIDGED and ABRIDGES. A rarer one is WIREDREW. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (96 words). 60 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 158

Common words

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About this list

Words
158 (85 common words)
Common example
abridged
Rare example
wiredrew
Doubled letters
60
Ending in S
60
Most frequent letter
I (96)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____d_e_ are there?

158. 85 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABRIDGED is among the common words in this set.