8-Letter Words Matching ___N__S_

There are 119 8-letter words that match ___N__S_. 70 are common words, such as BLANDEST and BLANDISH. A rarer one is WORNNESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (91 words). 53 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 119

Common words

blandestblandishblankestblindestblondestblondishbluntestbonniestbrandishbriniestburnoosecanniest
blandestblandishblankestblindestblondestblondishbluntestbonniestbrandishbriniestburnoosecanniestclannishcorniestcountesscronyismdamndestdowncastdowniestdrunkestevennessfaintestferniestfiendishfinniestfrankestfunniestgauntestgiantessgrandesthorniesthornlesskeennessleannesslooniestmainmastmeannessmoonlessopennessorangestpainlessphantasmphantasyphoniestprincessrainiestreenlistreinvestroundestroundishrunniestscantestshiniestsignpostskinlesssoundestspinieststoniestsunniestswankesttawniestteeniestthinnessthinnesttinniestweeniestwhiniestwrongestyoungestyoungishchinfestchinlesscornhuskdownwashgainlessgiantismlionfishmoonfishmooniestmoonriseopencastrainlessreinfusesannyasispinlessthinnishbarniestcrankestcrankishdarndestdurndestfaintishfawniestfernlessfrondoseginniesthymnlessironnesslornnessmoondustninnyishnounlessorangishphantastplanlessporniestprankishpunniestrainwashreinlessspanlessstandishtownlesstwiniestvainnessveiniestveinlesswenniestwornness

About this list

Words
119 (70 common words)
Common example
blandest
Rare example
wornness
Doubled letters
53
Ending in S
29
Most frequent letter
E (91)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___n__s_ are there?

119. 70 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLANDEST is among the common words in this set.