9-Letter Words Matching ____R_S__

There are 137 9-letter words that match ____R_S__. 48 are common words, such as AFFORESTS and ANEURISMS. A rarer one is VOTARISTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (120 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 137

Common words

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About this list

Words
137 (48 common words)
Common example
afforests
Rare example
votarists
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
110
Most frequent letter
S (120)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____r_s__ are there?

137. 48 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFORESTS is among the common words in this set.