10-Letter Words Matching ___S___S__

There are 40 10-letter words that match ___S___S__. 17 are common words, such as ALMSHOUSES and ANESTHESIA. A rarer one is SUBSIDISES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

almshousesanesthesiabursitisescouscousesdissatisfynauseouslypessimismspessimistsphysicistsprosthesesprosthesisreassessed
almshousesanesthesiabursitisescouscousesdissatisfynauseouslypessimismspessimistsphysicistsprosthesesprosthesisreassessedreassessessensuouslytrespassedtrespassertrespassesbyssinosisdosshouseshirsutismslobscousespassivismsanestrusesbassnessesbiasnessesbyssinosesdiestrusesfossilisedfossiliseskaiserismsmyositisesmyosotisesnewspersonpassivistsprosodistsputschistssensitisedsensitisessubsidisedsubsidises

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Words
40 (17 common words)
Common example
almshouses
Rare example
subsidises
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
29
Most frequent letter
S (37)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___s___s__ are there?

40. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALMSHOUSES is among the common words in this set.