9-Letter Words Matching ____N__S_

There are 60 9-letter words that match ____N__S_. 27 are common words, such as BRAINIEST and BRAINLESS. A rarer one is WOMANLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (53 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 60

Common words

brainiestbrainlessbrainwashbrawniestbrownnesscleannessgrainiestgreennesshumannessintensestmacintoshpekingese
brainiestbrainlessbrainwashbrawniestbrownnesscleannessgrainiestgreennesshumannessintensestmacintoshpekingeseplainnesspolonaisequaintestrecentestscientistsheeniestsilentestskinniestsquinteststainlesssternnessstrangeststrongestthorniestunkindestaliennessantinoisecavendishdecongestdisinfestdisinvestgigantismlyonnaisemizenmastscientismslipnoosesternmoststernpoststrongishtarantassbraincasebranniestbrowniestbrownnosecrownlessdecentestgreeniestimmensestmisoneismspooniesttarantismthornbushthornlesstomentosetyranniseunconfusewhinniestwomanless

About this list

Words
60 (27 common words)
Common example
brainiest
Rare example
womanless
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
E (53)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____n__s_ are there?

60. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRAINIEST is among the common words in this set.