9-Letter Words Matching _____A_T_

There are 172 9-letter words that match _____A_T_. 75 are common words, such as ABSTRACTS and ADJUTANTS. A rarer one is WAXPLANTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (164 words). 25 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 172

Common words

abstractsadjutantsadmiraltyantipastiantipastoaquanautsartefactsartifactsaspirantsassonantsbouffantsbraggarts
abstractsadjutantsadmiraltyantipastiantipastoaquanautsartefactsartifactsaspirantsassonantsbouffantsbraggartscamshaftscataractsclaimantscolorantsconstantscontractscontraltocontrastscovenantsdebutantedistractsdominantseggplantselephantsemigrantsforecastsforemastsforepartsforetastefumigantshandcartsinhalantsinteractsirritantskilowattslitigantsmainmastsmayoraltymegawattsmerchantsmilitantsnewscastsoccupantsoutboastsoutsmartsovercastsoverhastypederastspederastypenchantspheasantsportraitsposthasteprotractspushcartsquadrantsreactantsrecreantsrelaxantsruminantsseacoastssergeantssibilantsspecialtystalwartssubtractssupplantstelecaststransactstypecastsunderactsvigilantevisitantsabradantsadjuvantsaeronautsanaplastyargonautsbacchantscontrastycosecantscotenantsdiffractsdistraitedumpcartsdustcartsgigawattsholdfastshyponastyindicantsneoplastyotoplastyparamattapetawattspieplantsrecusantsredstartsserjeantsseveraltyterawattsvesicantszooplastyaberrantsaccusantsalterantsantepastsantipartyashplantsbacchantebackcastsbrassartschiliastscorybantsdebutantsdilatantsdisplantsdowncastsendocastsepiblastsevacuantsexcitantsexhalantsexsecantsfaineantsfigurantsgalavantsgalivantsgrievantsguardantshabitantshandfastsincitantsinsulantsinsurantsisograftslibelantsmakefastsmisadaptsmisgraftsmisplantsmisstartsmyoblastsnanowattsnauseantsoceanautsoutfeastsoutstartsoversaltsphantastspreadaptspreenactsresonantsretirantsretroactsrevenantsroborantssaturantsseacraftssemimattesergeantyserjeantysetenantssimulantssonorantsstaggartssubshaftstoxicantsurticantswarcraftswaxplants

About this list

Words
172 (75 common words)
Common example
abstracts
Rare example
waxplants
Doubled letters
25
Ending in S
146
Most frequent letter
S (164)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____a_t_ are there?

172. 75 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTRACTS is among the common words in this set.