8-Letter Words Matching ____O_A_

There are 175 8-letter words that match ____O_A_. 49 are common words, such as AMPHORAE and AMPHORAS. A rarer one is ZELKOVAS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (124 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 175

Common words

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Words
175 (49 common words)
Common example
amphorae
Rare example
zelkovas
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
58
Most frequent letter
L (124)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____o_a_ are there?

175. 49 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMPHORAE is among the common words in this set.