8-Letter Words Matching ___LS___

There are 37 8-letter words that match ___LS___. 13 are common words, such as BAILSMAN and BAILSMEN. A rarer one is WOOLSKIN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 37

Common words

bailsmanbailsmenballsieremulsifyemulsionfoolscaphillsidepailsfulpollstersealskintailspintoilsome
bailsmanbailsmenballsieremulsifyemulsionfoolscaphillsidepailsfulpollstersealskintailspintoilsomeavulsionballsingbullseyeemulsiveemulsoidevulsionfoilsmankeelsonsmailshotpoolsidewoolsackavulsingbullshotcoalsackcoalshedearlshipfoilsmennailsetstailskidtoolshedwailsomewellsitewoolshedwoolskinbullshit

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Words
37 (13 common words)
Common example
bailsman
Rare example
woolskin
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (27)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___ls___ are there?

37. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAILSMAN is among the common words in this set.