8-Letter Words Matching ___A__S_

There are 162 8-letter words that match ___A__S_. 58 are common words, such as ANNALIST and APIARIST. A rarer one is WOMANISE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (125 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 162

Common words

annalistapiaristbigamistbleakestbotanistbroadestcalabashcatalystceramistcheapestcleanestclearest
annalistapiaristbigamistbleakestbotanistbroadestcalabashcatalystceramistcheapestcleanestclearestcomatosedatabasedisabusedynamismescapismescapistessayistfatalismfatalistfinalistfreakishgreatesthumanesthumanismhumanistidealismidealistinsanestjihadistlegaleselegalismloyalestloyalismloyalistlutanistmedalistmoralistmuralistorganismorganistpaganismparadiseparalyseroyalistsatanismsatanistsavagestsedatestsitaristsquarestsquarishtreatiseunsafesturbanestvocalistwomanishalcahestalkahestaquaristarbalestaviaristbleakishcabalismcabalistcatalasecheapishdynamistenravishfaradismfinalismiotacismkeratoselegalistlocalismmegadosemelanismmonadismmoralismnomadismpaganishpriapismptyalismruralismsavagismsinapismsolarismsomatistsquamosetamariskteratismtiramisuurbanismurbanistveganismvitalismvitalistvocalismvotaristalkalisealmagestarbalistathanasybiramosebotaniseboyarismbroadishcanalisedigamistequalisefaradisefinalisefocalisefumarasefuranosehagadisthalakisthumaniseidealessidealiselegaliselocaliselocalistmelanistmetalisemetalistmoralisenasaliseobeahismoghamistorganisepaeanismpaganisepaganistpenalisepolarisepyranoseromaniseroyalismruraliseruralistsaganashsecaloseshoalestsodalesssodalistsolarisestramashtetanisetitanesstitanismtotalisetotalismtotalisttovarishtriadismurbanisevitalisevocalisevotaresswomanise

About this list

Words
162 (58 common words)
Common example
annalist
Rare example
womanise
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
I (125)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___a__s_ are there?

162. 58 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANNALIST is among the common words in this set.