9-Letter Words Matching _A_____I_

There are 149 9-letter words that match _A_____I_. 51 are common words, such as BACKSTAIR and BALLISTIC. A rarer one is YAKITORIS. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (88 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 149

Common words

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Words
149 (51 common words)
Common example
backstair
Rare example
yakitoris
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
33
Most frequent letter
C (88)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a_____i_ are there?

149. 51 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKSTAIR is among the common words in this set.