8-Letter Words Matching ___A_S__

There are 66 8-letter words that match ___A_S__. 24 are common words, such as ASSASSIN and BYPASSED. A rarer one is VINASSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (53 words). 35 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 66

Common words

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Words
66 (24 common words)
Common example
assassin
Rare example
vinasses
Doubled letters
35
Ending in S
34
Most frequent letter
S (53)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___a_s__ are there?

66. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASSASSIN is among the common words in this set.