4-Letter Words Matching _N_S

There are 14 4-letter words that match _N_S. 8 are common words, such as ANTS and ENDS. A rarer one is ENGS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (6 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

antsendsgnusinksinnsonesonusanasanisunisandsanesengsanus

About this list

Words
14 (8 common words)
Common example
ants
Rare example
engs
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
A (6)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _n_s are there?

14. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTS is among the common words in this set.