7-Letter Words Matching ____NS_

There are 12 7-letter words that match ____NS_. 10 are common words, such as AGAINST and CLEANSE. A rarer one is UNSONSY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

againstcleansedefenseexpanseexpenseimmenseincenseintenselicenseoffensephrensyunsonsy

About this list

Words
12 (10 common words)
Common example
against
Rare example
unsonsy
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____ns_ are there?

12. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AGAINST is among the common words in this set.