8-Letter Words Matching __A_D___

There are 109 8-letter words that match __A_D___. 58 are common words, such as ABANDONS and AWARDING. A rarer one is TZARDOMS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (70 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 109

Common words

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About this list

Words
109 (58 common words)
Common example
abandons
Rare example
tzardoms
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
N (70)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __a_d___ are there?

109. 58 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABANDONS is among the common words in this set.