8-Letter Words Matching ___P_S__

There are 51 8-letter words that match ___P_S__. 30 are common words, such as ANAPESTS and BEDPOSTS. A rarer one is WAMPUSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (39 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 51

Common words

anapestsbedpostscampusescomposedcomposercomposescompostscorpusesdespiseddespisesdiapasondisposal
anapestsbedpostscampusescomposedcomposercomposescompostscorpusesdespiseddespisesdiapasondisposaldisposeddisposerdisposesharpistsherpesesoutpostsproposalproposedproposerproposespurposedpurposesrumpusessupposedsupposessymposiatempeststropismsdespiserflypastsovipositpappusesstapesessupposaltriposesadiposesadiposisairpostscampusedlampasesmalposednonpastsprepastesupposertrapesedtrapesesutopismsutopistswampuses

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Words
51 (30 common words)
Common example
anapests
Rare example
wampuses
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
30
Most frequent letter
S (39)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___p_s__ are there?

51. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANAPESTS is among the common words in this set.