9-Letter Words Matching ____NS___

There are 60 9-letter words that match ____NS___. 32 are common words, such as ASCENSION and CHAINSAWS. A rarer one is UPMANSHIP. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (53 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 60

Common words

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Words
60 (32 common words)
Common example
ascension
Rare example
upmanship
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
E (53)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____ns___ are there?

60. 32 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASCENSION is among the common words in this set.