8-Letter Words Matching ___D_A__

There are 115 8-letter words that match ___D_A__. 51 are common words, such as AARDVARK and BANDEAUX. A rarer one is YARDWAND. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (62 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 115

Common words

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About this list

Words
115 (51 common words)
Common example
aardvark
Rare example
yardwand
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
A (62)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___d_a__ are there?

115. 51 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AARDVARK is among the common words in this set.