5-Letter Words Matching _A_S_

There are 48 5-letter words that match _A_S_. 27 are common words, such as BALSA and BASSI. A rarer one is TAWSE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 48

Common words

balsabassibassocanstcausedaisyfalsegassyhadstharshlapselasso
balsabassibassocanstcausedaisyfalsegassyhadstharshlapselassomansemarshmaystpalsypansyparsepassepatsypauseraisesalsasassytansytarsiwaistcansocarsefatsogausshawsekarstmassypaisatassevalsebassygawsyhansahansemaistmarsemassamassepaisesaysttawse

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Words
48 (27 common words)
Common example
balsa
Rare example
tawse
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _a_s_ are there?

48. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALSA is among the common words in this set.