8-Letter Words Matching __S_T___

There are 40 8-letter words that match __S_T___. 23 are common words, such as BESOTTED and DESKTOPS. A rarer one is VISITERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

besotteddesktopsersatzesfishtailhashtagshesitanthesitateinsettedmisstatemisstepsmusettespositing
besotteddesktopsersatzesfishtailhashtagshesitanthesitateinsettedmisstatemisstepsmusettespositingpositionpositivepositronresettlerisottosrosettesunsettlevisitantvisitingvisitorswashtubsbushtitsmesotronresitingbesettercasettesinsettermisatonemisstartmissteermisstopsmisstylepostteenposttestresetterupsettervasotomyvisiters

About this list

Words
40 (23 common words)
Common example
besotted
Rare example
visiters
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
E (26)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __s_t___ are there?

40. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESOTTED is among the common words in this set.