9-Letter Words Matching _____P_S_

There are 16 9-letter words that match _____P_S_. 10 are common words, such as DECOMPOSE and ENCOMPASS. A rarer one is VASOSPASM. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

decomposeencompassguidepostinterposejuxtaposerecomposesuperposetherapisttransposeunderpasscallipashindisposepreexposesternpostredisposevasospasm

About this list

Words
16 (10 common words)
Common example
decompose
Rare example
vasospasm
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____p_s_ are there?

16. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DECOMPOSE is among the common words in this set.