8-Letter Words Matching A_____D_

There are 40 8-letter words that match A_____D_. 17 are common words, such as ABSCONDS and ACCOLADE. A rarer one is AYURVEDA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

abscondsaccoladeadenoidsairheadsaltitudeanacondaandroidsaniseedsannelidsantacidsantibodyapplauds
abscondsaccoladeadenoidsairheadsaltitudeanacondaandroidsaniseedsannelidsantacidsantibodyapplaudsaptitudearmbandsassuredsastoundsattitudeabfaradsactinidealdehydealgicideamyloidsaneroidsantecedeantinodeantipodeaquacadearillodearmloadsarsenideathodydsautocadeaxeheadsairshedsalkoxideallseedsambroidsaraneidsascaridsayurveda

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Words
40 (17 common words)
Common example
absconds
Rare example
ayurveda
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
E (26)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a_____d_ are there?

40. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSCONDS is among the common words in this set.