8-Letter Words Matching M____A__

There are 158 8-letter words that match M____A__. 75 are common words, such as MACADAMS and MACERATE. A rarer one is MYXOMATA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (94 words). 29 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 158

Common words

macadamsmaceratemaharajamaharanimahoganymailbagsmainlandmainmastmainsailmaintainmandrakemarinade
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Words
158 (75 common words)
Common example
macadams
Rare example
myxomata
Doubled letters
29
Ending in S
48
Most frequent letter
I (94)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m____a__ are there?

158. 75 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MACADAMS is among the common words in this set.