8-Letter Words Matching ___P__S_

There are 112 8-letter words that match ___P__S_. 50 are common words, such as ANAPAEST and BUMPIEST. A rarer one is ZAPPIEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (97 words). 51 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 112

Common words

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About this list

Words
112 (50 common words)
Common example
anapaest
Rare example
zappiest
Doubled letters
51
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
E (97)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___p__s_ are there?

112. 50 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANAPAEST is among the common words in this set.