8-Letter Words Matching _____NS_

There are 12 8-letter words that match _____NS_. 6 are common words, such as CONDENSE and DISPENSE. A rarer one is RESPONSA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

condensedispensenonsensepretenseresponsesuspenseprepensesubsensemissenseprerinsepropenseresponsa

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
condense
Rare example
responsa
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____ns_ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CONDENSE is among the common words in this set.