8-Letter Words Matching _A_____A

There are 117 8-letter words that match _A_____A. 24 are common words, such as BABUSHKA and BACTERIA. A rarer one is ZASTRUGA. 21 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 117

Common words

babushkabacteriabandannabarbacoabasilicacamelliafantasiagalleriagardeniahaciendamadrassamagnesia
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About this list

Words
117 (24 common words)
Common example
babushka
Rare example
zastruga
Doubled letters
21
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_____a are there?

117. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BABUSHKA is among the common words in this set.