8-Letter Words Matching ____TA__

There are 180 8-letter words that match ____TA__. 72 are common words, such as ADJUTANT and AMPUTATE. A rarer one is WHIPTAIL. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (93 words). 23 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 180

Common words

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About this list

Words
180 (72 common words)
Common example
adjutant
Rare example
whiptail
Doubled letters
23
Ending in S
41
Most frequent letter
E (93)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ta__ are there?

180. 72 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ADJUTANT is among the common words in this set.