9-Letter Words Matching _M_____A_

There are 16 9-letter words that match _M_____A_. 10 are common words, such as AMAZONIAN and AMBROSIAL. A rarer one is EMPANADAS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

amazonianambrosialambrosiasamphibianemotionalempiricalimpartialombudsmanumbilicalumbrellasamoebaeanamygdalasembryonalamberinasamygdalaeempanadas

About this list

Words
16 (10 common words)
Common example
amazonian
Rare example
empanadas
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _m_____a_ are there?

16. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMAZONIAN is among the common words in this set.