9-Letter Words Matching ____A_S__

There are 81 9-letter words that match ____A_S__. 33 are common words, such as ANAPAESTS and APPLAUSES. A rarer one is ZEBRASSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (64 words). 44 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 81

Common words

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Words
81 (33 common words)
Common example
anapaests
Rare example
zebrasses
Doubled letters
44
Ending in S
47
Most frequent letter
S (64)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____a_s__ are there?

81. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANAPAESTS is among the common words in this set.