8-Letter Words Matching _A_Q____

There are 14 8-letter words that match _A_Q____. 10 are common words, such as BANQUETS and DAIQUIRI. A rarer one is PASQUILS. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

banquetsdaiquirijacquardlacquersmarqueesmarquessmarquiseparquetsracquetsvanquishcalquinglacqueysmasquerspasquils

About this list

Words
14 (10 common words)
Common example
banquets
Rare example
pasquils
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
U (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_q____ are there?

14. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANQUETS is among the common words in this set.