8-Letter Words Matching ____T_S_

There are 89 8-letter words that match ____T_S_. 48 are common words, such as APOSTASY and ASTUTEST. A rarer one is VEGETIST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (64 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 89

Common words

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About this list

Words
89 (48 common words)
Common example
apostasy
Rare example
vegetist
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (64)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____t_s_ are there?

89. 48 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOSTASY is among the common words in this set.