8-Letter Words Matching A_____O_

There are 68 8-letter words that match A_____O_. 32 are common words, such as ABDUCTOR and ABLATION. A rarer one is AVIGATOR. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (46 words). 26 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 68

Common words

abductorablationablutionabortionabrasionaccustomactuatoradditionadhesionadjustoradoptionadulator
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Words
68 (32 common words)
Common example
abductor
Rare example
avigator
Doubled letters
26
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
T (46)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a_____o_ are there?

68. 32 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABDUCTOR is among the common words in this set.