9-Letter Words Matching ____A___T

There are 81 9-letter words that match ____A___T. 36 are common words, such as AERIALIST and COMBATANT. A rarer one is WELFARIST. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (52 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 81

Common words

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Words
81 (36 common words)
Common example
aerialist
Rare example
welfarist
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (52)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____a___t are there?

81. 36 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AERIALIST is among the common words in this set.