9-Letter Words Matching ____DS___

There are 23 9-letter words that match ____DS___. 12 are common words, such as BLINDSIDE and BLOODSHED. A rarer one is GUILDSMEN. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

blindsidebloodshedbloodshotbroadsidegrandsonsguardsmanguardsmenombudsmanombudsmenspeedsterswordsmanswordsmenfieldsmanfieldsmenfraudstergrandsireguildsmanlairdshiproundsmanroundsmengrandsirsguildshipguildsmen

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Words
23 (12 common words)
Common example
blindside
Rare example
guildsmen
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
N (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____ds___ are there?

23. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLINDSIDE is among the common words in this set.