5-Letter Words Matching __S_S

There are 122 5-letter words that match __S_S. 84 are common words, such as APSES and ASSES. A rarer one is XYSTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (51 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 122

Common words

apsesassesbasesbasisbasksbastsbestsbusesbustscasescaskscasts
apsesassesbasesbasisbasksbastsbestsbusesbustscasescaskscastscosescostscuspscystsdesksdiscsdisksdosesdusksdustseaseseastsfastsfestsfistsfusesgasesgaspsgistsgustshaspshoseshostshusksjestslastslispslistsloseslustsmasksmastsmesasmistsmostsmusesmusksmustsnestsnosesoasesoasisoustspastspesospestsposespostspusesraspsrestsrisesrisksrosesrusesrusksrustssisestasksteststusksvasesvastsvestsvisasviseswaspswestswiseswispsyeseszestsapsisarsisbisesbuskscusksfiscskoseslyseslysisnisusoastsarsesbisksboskscasascasuscistsersesessesgastsgestshestshistsjismsjustskistslaseslususmisesmisosmoskspasespisosrasesrisuswastswistsxysts

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Words
122 (84 common words)
Common example
apses
Rare example
xysts
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
122
Most frequent letter
E (51)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __s_s are there?

122. 84 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APSES is among the common words in this set.