5-Letter Words Matching __S_A

There are 16 5-letter words that match __S_A. 3 are common words, such as PASHA and PASTA. A rarer one is WISHA. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

pashapastavistacestacostafossahostakashalyssateslatestavestamassamuscaossiawisha

About this list

Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
pasha
Rare example
wisha
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
T (8)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __s_a are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PASHA is among the common words in this set.