8-Letter Words Matching _A_____N

There are 164 8-letter words that match _A_____N. 65 are common words, such as BACKSPIN and BAILSMAN. A rarer one is YACHTMEN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (80 words). 26 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 164

Common words

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Words
164 (65 common words)
Common example
backspin
Rare example
yachtmen
Doubled letters
26
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (80)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_____n are there?

164. 65 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKSPIN is among the common words in this set.