8-Letter Words Matching ___L__S_

There are 93 8-letter words that match ___L__S_. 49 are common words, such as APPLAUSE and BURLIEST. A rarer one is WOULDEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (74 words). 56 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 93

Common words

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About this list

Words
93 (49 common words)
Common example
applause
Rare example
wouldest
Doubled letters
56
Ending in S
23
Most frequent letter
E (74)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___l__s_ are there?

93. 49 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLAUSE is among the common words in this set.