8-Letter Words Matching N___N___

There are 18 8-letter words that match N___N___. 12 are common words, such as NEARNESS and NEATNESS. A rarer one is NUDENESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

nearnessneatnessnepenthenicenessnicknacknicknamenominatenomineesnonunionnosinessnumbnessnuminousnatantlynighnessnitinolsnominalsnonentrynudeness

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
nearness
Rare example
nudeness
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n___n___ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEARNESS is among the common words in this set.