8-Letter Words Matching _P____S_

There are 36 8-letter words that match _P____S_. 21 are common words, such as APHORISM and APIARIST. A rarer one is SPOOKISH. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

aphorismapiaristapostasyapplauseappraiseepilepsyopaquestopennessoptimismoptimistspaciestsparsest
aphorismapiaristapostasyapplauseappraiseepilepsyopaquestopennessoptimismoptimistspaciestsparsestspiciestspikiestspiniestspotlesssprucestsprynessspumiestspyglassupthrustaphoristepiblastopencastopiumismspathosespinlessaphoriseepistasyepizoismopticistoptimisespanlesssparkishspiriestspookish

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Words
36 (21 common words)
Common example
aphorism
Rare example
spookish
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (24)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p____s_ are there?

36. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APHORISM is among the common words in this set.