8-Letter Words Matching _N____S_

There are 56 8-letter words that match _N____S_. 25 are common words, such as ANAPAEST and ANEURISM. A rarer one is UNSTRESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (41 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 56

Common words

anapaestaneurismaneurysmangriestannalistantsiestincreaseineptestinkinessinsanestinterestsnakiest
anapaestaneurismaneurysmangriestannalistantsiestincreaseineptestinkinessinsanestinterestsnakiestsnappishsnobbishsnowiestsnuggestsnugnessunionismunionistuniquestuniverseunripestunsafestuntruestunwisestanaphaseankyloseannuloseantepastantrorseendemismenravishintimistintrorseanginoseanguloseantibossantimaskantirustendocastenergiseincorpseknotlessoneriestsnaplesssnellestsniffishsnobbismsnoutishsnowbushsnowlesssnubnessunioniseunitrustunmodishunstress

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Words
56 (25 common words)
Common example
anapaest
Rare example
unstress
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (41)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _n____s_ are there?

56. 25 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANAPAEST is among the common words in this set.