8-Letter Words Matching A_____S_

There are 96 8-letter words that match A_____S_. 36 are common words, such as ABSCISSA and ABSTRUSE. A rarer one is AXOPLASM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (61 words). 21 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 96

Common words

abscissaabstruseacridestactivismactivistadmonishafforestairbrushairinessalarmistalbinismalehouse
abscissaabstruseacridestactivismactivistadmonishafforestairbrushairinessalarmistalbinismalehousealienistaltruismaltruistamethystanapaestaneurismaneurysmangriestannalistantsiestaphorismapiaristapostasyapplauseappraisearchaismarchaistarchnessarsonistartinessartsiestasteriskastonishastutestabelmoskacerbestachinessacidnessacosmismactinismairburstalarmismalbumosealcahestalgorismalienismalkahestalpinistanaphaseankyloseannuloseantepastantrorseaphoristaquaristarbalestarethusaaridnessasterismatticismaviaristavidnessacauloseacrotismactorishactressyadeptestagednessaldolasealertestalkaliseallelismalmagestalpinismamortiseanginoseanguloseantibossantimaskantirustaphorisearbalistarbelestarboristarchaisearginaseashinessathanasyatropismatticistautecismautolyseawaynessaxoplasm

About this list

Words
96 (36 common words)
Common example
abscissa
Rare example
axoplasm
Doubled letters
21
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
I (61)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a_____s_ are there?

96. 36 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSCISSA is among the common words in this set.