8-Letter Words Matching ____S_T_

There are 59 8-letter words that match ____S_T_. 16 are common words, such as APPOSITE and BABYSITS. A rarer one is ZYGOSITY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (46 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 59

Common words

appositebabysitscampsitecreosotedepositshandsetsheadsetsjocositymindsetsoppositeparasiteporosity
appositebabysitscampsitecreosotedepositshandsetsheadsetsjocositymindsetsoppositeparasiteporosityrevisitssparsitytransitstypesetsadamsiteandesitebombsitebonesetsdatasetsdumpsitegibbsitegulosityjarositelewisitemucosityobtusitypilosityrugositytwinsetsvenosityvinositywhatsitsworksiteaerosatsandesytebacksetscerusitecressetsequisetaexpositsfilmsetshomesiteknessetslanositymoonsetsmorositynailsetsnodosityotiosityoversetsramosityrepositsrimosityserositytorositywellsitezygosity

About this list

Words
59 (16 common words)
Common example
apposite
Rare example
zygosity
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
I (46)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____s_t_ are there?

59. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPOSITE is among the common words in this set.