9-Letter Words Matching _____T__A

There are 12 9-letter words that match _____T__A. 2 are common words, such as FORSYTHIA and TARANTULA. A rarer one is PENULTIMA. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

forsythiatarantulaangosturaasafetidafiorituraphlyctenasolfataratessituraciguaterahypanthiamesenterapenultima

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Words
12 (2 common words)
Common example
forsythia
Rare example
penultima
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (8)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____t__a are there?

12. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FORSYTHIA is among the common words in this set.