7-Letter Words Matching _Q____S

There are 14 7-letter words that match _Q____S. 12 are common words, such as AQUEOUS and EQUATES. A rarer one is SQUILLS. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

aqueousequatesequinessquallssquaressquawkssqueakssquealssquintssquiressquirmssquirtsequitessquills

About this list

Words
14 (12 common words)
Common example
aqueous
Rare example
squills
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
U (14)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _q____s are there?

14. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AQUEOUS is among the common words in this set.