9-Letter Words Matching ____A_D__

There are 78 9-letter words that match ____A_D__. 41 are common words, such as APPLAUDED and APPLAUDER. A rarer one is UPHOARDED. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (64 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 78

Common words

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About this list

Words
78 (41 common words)
Common example
applauded
Rare example
uphoarded
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
R (64)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____a_d__ are there?

78. 41 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLAUDED is among the common words in this set.