10-Letter Words Matching _P____S___

There are 30 10-letter words that match _P____S___. 15 are common words, such as APHORISTIC and APOSTASIES. A rarer one is OPTIMISING. 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

aphoristicapostasiesappraisalsappraisersappraisingepilepsiesopennessesoppressingoppressionoppressiveoppressorsoptimistic
aphoristicapostasiesappraisalsappraisersappraisingepilepsiesopennessesoppressingoppressionoppressiveoppressorsoptimisticspotlesslysprynessesspyglassesappraiseesepispasticspeciesismspeciesistspeciosityaphorisingapophysealappetisersappetisingappraisiveepiblasticepiphysealepiphysialepistasiesoptimising

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Words
30 (15 common words)
Common example
aphoristic
Rare example
optimising
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
11

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _p____s___ are there?

30. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APHORISTIC is among the common words in this set.