8-Letter Words Matching N_____D_

There are 16 8-letter words that match N_____D_. 4 are common words, such as NEMATODE and NIGGARDS. A rarer one is NUTWOODS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

nematodeniggardsnonfoodsnoontidenearsidenotepadsnegroidsnoctuidsnonacidsnonhardynonskedsnonwoodynonwordsnorlandsnormandenutwoods

About this list

Words
16 (4 common words)
Common example
nematode
Rare example
nutwoods
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n_____d_ are there?

16. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEMATODE is among the common words in this set.