8-Letter Words Matching _A_N____

There are 158 8-letter words that match _A_N____. 80 are common words, such as BANNOCKS and BARNACLE. A rarer one is WANNIGAN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (94 words). 45 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 158

Common words

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About this list

Words
158 (80 common words)
Common example
bannocks
Rare example
wannigan
Doubled letters
45
Ending in S
51
Most frequent letter
I (94)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_n____ are there?

158. 80 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANNOCKS is among the common words in this set.