8-Letter Words Matching ___N_S__

There are 72 8-letter words that match ___N_S__. 9 are common words, such as EARNESTS and GRANDSON. A rarer one is VARNISHY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (51 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 72

Common words

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earnestsgrandsongymnasiagymnastshypnoseshypnosismagnesiapianiststennisesagenesesagenesisagonistsclonusescyanosescyanosisepinastyevanescefarnesolironistslemniscionanismsonanistsorinasalpianismsstenosedstenosesstenosiszoonoseszoonosisadenosesadenosisadonisesagenesiaagonisedagoniseschintsesclonismscognisedcognisescornusescyanosedebonisedebonisesethnosesgrandsirguanaseshognoseshornistshymnistskyanisedkyaniseslionisedlioniserlionisesmagnesicmannosesozonisedozonisespeonismsplanosolplenismsplenistsprunusespycnosespycnosispyknosespyknosisrennasessubnasaltennistsuranismsvarnishy

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Words
72 (9 common words)
Common example
earnests
Rare example
varnishy
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
49
Most frequent letter
S (51)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___n_s__ are there?

72. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EARNESTS is among the common words in this set.