6-Letter Words Matching __P_S_

There are 23 6-letter words that match __P_S_. 18 are common words, such as APPOSE and BYPASS. A rarer one is ASPISH. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

apposebypassbypastdeposeexposeimpishimposeimpostmopishopposepapistrepastreposeripestriposttypistuppishlipasepapismpopishrepassaspishrapist

About this list

Words
23 (18 common words)
Common example
appose
Rare example
aspish
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __p_s_ are there?

23. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPOSE is among the common words in this set.