8-Letter Words Matching M_____T_

There are 116 8-letter words that match M_____T_. 41 are common words, such as MACERATE and MAILLOTS. A rarer one is MYXOMATA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (72 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 116

Common words

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About this list

Words
116 (41 common words)
Common example
macerate
Rare example
myxomata
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
42
Most frequent letter
E (72)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m_____t_ are there?

116. 41 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MACERATE is among the common words in this set.