8-Letter Words Matching ___NS___

There are 61 8-letter words that match ___NS___. 36 are common words, such as CHANSONS and CLANSMAN. A rarer one is TWINSHIP. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (35 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 61

Common words

chansonsclansmanclansmencoonskincounselsdeanshipdownsidedownsizeevensonggainsaidgainsaysmainsail
chansonsclansmanclansmencoonskincounselsdeanshipdownsidedownsizeevensonggainsaidgainsaysmainsailmainstaymoonshotmuensterpawnshopquinsiesreinsertscansionspinstersponsorsteensiertownshiptownsmantownsmentransacttransecttransepttransfertransfixtransitstransmittransomsutensilswainscotweensiercoinsurecrenshawgownsmanmoonseednainsookreinsurestunsailswanskinswansongtranshiptransudeturnsoleturnspittwinsetsflensersflensinggownsmenironsidemoonsailmoonsetsreinsmanreinsmensponsionsponsonstwinship

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Words
61 (36 common words)
Common example
chansons
Rare example
twinship
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
I (35)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___ns___ are there?

61. 36 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHANSONS is among the common words in this set.