8-Letter Words Matching Q_____S_

There are 12 8-letter words that match Q_____S_. 5 are common words, such as QUAKIEST and QUALMISH. A rarer one is QUIPPISH. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

quakiestqualmishqueerestquickestquietestquackishquietismquirkishquackismqueerishquietistquippish

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
quakiest
Rare example
quippish
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching q_____s_ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

QUAKIEST is among the common words in this set.