9-Letter Words Matching ____L_S__

There are 187 9-letter words that match ____L_S__. 49 are common words, such as ANNALISTS and BASILISKS. A rarer one is VOCALISMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (148 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 187

Common words

annalistsbasilisksbotulismscatalysescatalysiscatalystschallisescivilisedcivilisesdiscloseddisclosesduellists
annalistsbasilisksbotulismscatalysescatalysiscatalystschallisescivilisedcivilisesdiscloseddisclosesduellistsembolismsfatalismsfatalistsfinalistsidealismsidealistslegaleseslegalismsloyalismsloyalistsmedalistsmoralistsmuralistsneoplasmsnihilismsnihilistsnonplusednonplusesnovelistsobsolescepanelistsparalysedparalysesparalysisphallusesplaylistspopulismspopulistspugilismspugilistsreenlistsroyalistssurplusedsurplusestrellisedtrellisesvocalistsalkalosesalkalosisanaplastyankylosedankylosesankylosisannulusesatmolysisautolysinautolysiscatalasescytolysescytolysincytolysisdiscloserdysplasiaembolusesepiclesisfabulistsfamuluseshemolyseshemolysinhemolysislevuloseslipolysislocalismsneoplastyotoplastyptyalismspyrolysisrafflesiarecalescethallusestokoloshetumulusesvitalismsvitalistszooplastyzymolyseszymolysisachalasiaaldolasesalkalisedalkalisesallelismsanaplasiaangelusesarbalestsarbalistsarbelestsautolysedautolysesaxoplasmsbacklistsbioplasmsbubalisescabalismscabalistscanalisedcanalisescarolusescreolisedcreolisesdiallistsepiblastsequalisedequaliserequalisesfamilismsfinalisedfinalisesfinalismsfocalisedfocaliseshandlistshomilistshomolyseshomolysisidealisedidealisesidyllistslegalisedlegaliseslegalistslibelistslipolyseslocalisedlocaliseslocalistsmetalisedmetalisesmetalistsmobilisedmobilisesmodelistsmoralisedmoralisesmoralismsmyoblastsnasalisednasalisesnebulisednebulisesneoplasianiellistsnovelisednovelisespenalisedpenalisesphallismsphallistspyrolysesregulusesroyalismsruralisedruralisesruralismsruralistssciolismssciolistssecalosessimplismssimplistssodaliststieclaspstotalisedtotalisestotalismstotaliststroilismstroilusesverglasesvirilismsvitalisedvitalisesvocalisedvocalisesvocalisms

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Words
187 (49 common words)
Common example
annalists
Rare example
vocalisms
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
142
Most frequent letter
S (148)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____l_s__ are there?

187. 49 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANNALISTS is among the common words in this set.