9-Letter Words Matching __M_____A

There are 17 9-letter words that match __M_____A. 3 are common words, such as COMPENDIA and JAMBALAYA. A rarer one is SIMPLICIA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

compendiajambalayamemorandacamarillacampanulahematuriahemialgialuminariasimaroubasimulacrasymphoniahemelytralaminarianemophilaommatidiaosmeteriasimplicia

About this list

Words
17 (3 common words)
Common example
compendia
Rare example
simplicia
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __m_____a are there?

17. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COMPENDIA is among the common words in this set.