9-Letter Words Matching _A_Q_____

There are 15 9-letter words that match _A_Q_____. 10 are common words, such as BANQUETED and BANQUETER. A rarer one is LACQUEYED. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

banquetedbanqueterbanquettedaiquirisjacquardslacqueredmarquetrymarquisesparquetedparquetryharquebusbarquettejacquerielacquererlacqueyed

About this list

Words
15 (10 common words)
Common example
banqueted
Rare example
lacqueyed
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
U (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a_q_____ are there?

15. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANQUETED is among the common words in this set.