9-Letter Words Containing STS

There are 220 9-letter words that contain STS. 105 are common words, such as ACTIVISTS and AFFORESTS. A rarer one is VOTARISTS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (157 words). 30 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 220

Common words

activistsafforestsalarmistsalienistsaltruistsamethystsanapaestsannalistsapiaristsarchaistsarsonistsbackrests
activistsafforestsalarmistsalienistsaltruistsamethystsanapaestsannalistsapiaristsarchaistsarsonistsbackrestsbanjoistsbigamistsbotanistscanoeistscatalystscentristsceramistscolonistsconquestscontrastsdeforestsdistrustsdruggistsduellistsescapistsessayistseulogistsexorcistsfatalistsfeministsfinalistsflautistsfootrestsforecastsforemastsfuturistsgatepostsglasnostsgoalpostsheadrestshedonistshobbyistshumanistshumoristsidealistsinterestsjihadistsjingoistslamppostslinguistslobbyistsloyalistslutanistslutenistslyricistsmainmastsmanifestsmedalistsmilepostsmistrustsmonodistsmoralistsmotoristsmuralistsnepotistsnewscastsnihilistsnovelistsoptimistsorganistsoutboastsoutburstsovercastspacifistspanelistsparodistspederastsplaylistspopulistspreexistspsalmistspugilistsreadjustsrearrestsreenlistsreforestsreinvestsrightistsroyalistssatanistssatiristsseacoastssignpostssitaristssongfestsstardustssunburststelecaststheoriststypecastsunionistsupthrustsvocalistsalcahestsalkahestsalpinistsaphoristscanonistschartistscoloristsdoorpostsdustsheetfabulistsholdfastsnativistsnaturistspiecrustsstockistsvitalistsairburstsalmagestsantepastsantirustsaquaristsarbalestsarbalistsarbelestsarboristsatticistsaviaristsbackcastsbacklistsbarghestsbarguestsbongoistsbookrestscabalistschiliastsclassistscoassistscoattestsdamndestsdarndestsdemonistsdemotistsdiallistsdigamistsditheistsdowncastsduettistsdynamistsendocastsepiblastsethicistseugenistseuphuistshagadistshalakistshandfastshandlistshangnestsheelpostshomilistshygieistsidyllistsintimistskingpostslapidistslegalistslibelistslocalistsluministsmakefastsmelanistsmelodistsmetalistsmistrystsmodelistsmoondustsmyoblastsniellistsnonguestsoghamistsoologistsopticistsoutfeastspaganistsphallistsphantastspolemistspostsyncsposttestsprosaistsquietistsrallyistsredigestsrigoristsruralistssapphistssarodistssciolistssemitistssimonistssimplistsslugfestssodalistssodomistssoleciststalkfeststenoriststotaliststotemiststrapnestsultraistsunitrustsurbanistsvegetistsvotarists

About this list

Words
220 (105 common words)
Common example
activists
Rare example
votarists
Doubled letters
30
Ending in S
219
Most frequent letter
I (157)

Questions

How many 9-letter words containing sts are there?

220. 105 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTIVISTS is among the common words in this set.