6-Letter Words Matching N_S___

There are 17 6-letter words that match N_S___. 10 are common words, such as NASALS and NESTED. A rarer one is NESTOR. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

nasalsnestednestleniseisnoshednoshernoshesnosiernosilynosingnasionnessesnostocnasialnasticnesternestor

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
nasals
Rare example
nestor
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching n_s___ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NASALS is among the common words in this set.