8-Letter Words Matching __MS____

There are 18 8-letter words that match __MS____. 6 are common words, such as CAMSHAFT and GEMSTONE. A rarer one is ZEMSTVOS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

camshaftgemstonegumshoedgumshoeshamstersnumskullgemsboksgymslipsmemsahibsamsariccomsympscumshawsgemsbuckkamseenslamstersramshornsamsaraszemstvos

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Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
camshaft
Rare example
zemstvos
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __ms____ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAMSHAFT is among the common words in this set.