9-Letter Words Matching ____P_S__

There are 30 9-letter words that match ____P_S__. 16 are common words, such as ANTIPASTI and ANTIPASTO. A rarer one is REOPPOSES. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

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antipastiantipastoescapismsescapistsgatepostsgoalpostsgrampuseslamppostsmilepostsoctopusesredepositreimposedreimposessignpostsunexposedunopposeddoorpostspolypusessinapismsantepastsatropismsheelpostskingpostsmariposaspriapismspriapusesreexposedreexposesreopposedreopposes

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Words
30 (16 common words)
Common example
antipasti
Rare example
reopposes
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
22

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____p_s__ are there?

30. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTIPASTI is among the common words in this set.