8-Letter Words Matching M_____A_

There are 125 8-letter words that match M_____A_. 55 are common words, such as MACKINAW and MADRASAH. A rarer one is MYCELIAN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (67 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 125

Common words

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Words
125 (55 common words)
Common example
mackinaw
Rare example
mycelian
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
A (67)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m_____a_ are there?

125. 55 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MACKINAW is among the common words in this set.