8-Letter Words Matching N_____S_

There are 71 8-letter words that match N_____S_. 29 are common words, such as NAMELESS and NAPPIEST. A rarer one is NUTSIEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 33 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 71

Common words

namelessnappiestnarcissinastiestnattiestnearnessneatnessneediestneedlessneoplasmnepotismnepotist
namelessnappiestnarcissinastiestnattiestnearnessneatnessneediestneedlessneoplasmnepotismnepotistnerdiestnerviestnewscastnewsiestnicenessniftiestnihilismnihilistnimblestnippiestnoisiestnonsensenosinessnovelistnubbiestnumbnessnuttiestnativismnativistnaturismnaturistnebulosenecropsynoblessenomadismnotecasenucleasenumbfishnuthousenabobessnabobishnabobismnaggiestnakedestnasalisenathlessnebulisenecklessnephrismnettiestnewslessniellistnighnessninnyishnittiestnobbiestnodulosenonclassnonguestnonobesenormlessnoselessnotelessnounlessnovelisenubilosenudenessnutgrassnutsiest

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Words
71 (29 common words)
Common example
nameless
Rare example
nutsiest
Doubled letters
33
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
E (57)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n_____s_ are there?

71. 29 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NAMELESS is among the common words in this set.