8-Letter Words Matching E____S__

There are 85 8-letter words that match E____S__. 38 are common words, such as EARNESTS and ECLIPSED. A rarer one is EXPULSES. 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 85

Common words

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Words
85 (38 common words)
Common example
earnests
Rare example
expulses
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
52

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching e____s__ are there?

85. 38 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EARNESTS is among the common words in this set.