9-Letter Words Matching ___T____A

There are 21 9-letter words that match ___T____A. 3 are common words, such as EPITHELIA and NOSTALGIA. A rarer one is SESTERTIA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

epithelianostalgiaportulacaametropiaapotheciacantilenadysthymiaesotericaesotropiamultiparanoctilucapentalphaprotonemasantonicatrattoriaacetabulacentaureasantolinascotomatasententiasestertia

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Words
21 (3 common words)
Common example
epithelia
Rare example
sestertia
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___t____a are there?

21. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EPITHELIA is among the common words in this set.