8-Letter Words Matching _L____S_

There are 125 8-letter words that match _L____S_. 68 are common words, such as ALARMIST and ALBINISM. A rarer one is ULTRAIST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (87 words). 42 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 125

Common words

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About this list

Words
125 (68 common words)
Common example
alarmist
Rare example
ultraist
Doubled letters
42
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
E (87)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _l____s_ are there?

125. 68 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALARMIST is among the common words in this set.