9-Letter Words Matching ___A____A

There are 47 9-letter words that match ___A____A. 12 are common words, such as APPALOOSA and BALACLAVA. A rarer one is SYNALEPHA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 47

Common words

appaloosabalaclavabalalaikacatatoniachlamydiajacarandamacadamiamoratoriaparameciasanatoriatarantulatularemia
appaloosabalaclavabalalaikacatatoniachlamydiajacarandamacadamiamoratoriaparameciasanatoriatarantulatularemiaalgarrobaathanasiacamarillacarambolacatameniadecahedraeclampsiahematuriamegafaunaoceanariaoctahedrapanatellaparamattaparapodiasabadillasimaroubaachalasiacabalettacataphorachiasmataendamoebaentamoebahexahedrahibakushahypanthiamalaguenamatambalamiracidianatatoriaommatidiapalaestraparamentasopapillasudatoriasynalepha

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Words
47 (12 common words)
Common example
appaloosa
Rare example
synalepha
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (29)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___a____a are there?

47. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPALOOSA is among the common words in this set.