8-Letter Words Matching ____R_S_

There are 154 8-letter words that match ____R_S_. 69 are common words, such as ABSTRUSE and AFFOREST. A rarer one is VOTARESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (101 words). 49 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 154

Common words

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About this list

Words
154 (69 common words)
Common example
abstruse
Rare example
votaress
Doubled letters
49
Ending in S
39
Most frequent letter
E (101)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____r_s_ are there?

154. 69 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTRUSE is among the common words in this set.