8-Letter Words Matching __L__S__

There are 68 8-letter words that match __L__S__. 33 are common words, such as BALLASTS and CALLUSED. A rarer one is VULGUSES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 26 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 68

Common words

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About this list

Words
68 (33 common words)
Common example
ballasts
Rare example
vulguses
Doubled letters
26
Ending in S
41
Most frequent letter
E (48)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __l__s__ are there?

68. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLASTS is among the common words in this set.