9-Letter Words Matching ____A__I_

There are 87 9-letter words that match ____A__I_. 26 are common words, such as BOMBASTIC and CATHARSIS. A rarer one is ULTRATHIN. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 87

Common words

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Words
87 (26 common words)
Common example
bombastic
Rare example
ultrathin
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
C (57)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____a__i_ are there?

87. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOMBASTIC is among the common words in this set.