10-Letter Words Matching _____S_S__

There are 19 10-letter words that match _____S_S__. 4 are common words, such as COLOSSUSES and ENURESISES. A rarer one is SYNDESISES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

colossusesenuresisesmolassesessolipsismsexcursusesfantasistssolipsistsalphosiseseclipsisesemphasisedemphasisesesthesisesfantasisedfantasisesgeodesistskurtosisesosteosisesphylesisessyndesises

About this list

Words
19 (4 common words)
Common example
colossuses
Rare example
syndesises
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____s_s__ are there?

19. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COLOSSUSES is among the common words in this set.