8-Letter Words Matching ____O_N_

There are 166 8-letter words that match ____O_N_. 79 are common words, such as AIRBORNE and BALLOONS. A rarer one is WAYGOING. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (100 words). 48 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 166

Common words

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About this list

Words
166 (79 common words)
Common example
airborne
Rare example
waygoing
Doubled letters
48
Ending in S
79
Most frequent letter
S (100)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____o_n_ are there?

166. 79 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRBORNE is among the common words in this set.