5-Letter Words Matching _L_S_

There are 26 5-letter words that match _L_S_. 22 are common words, such as BLASE and BLAST. A rarer one is GLOST. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

blaseblastblessblestblissblushclashclaspclasscloseflashflask
blaseblastblessblestblissblushclashclaspclasscloseflashflaskfleshflossflushglassglossplashplushslashsloshslushplasmalistclastglost

About this list

Words
26 (22 common words)
Common example
blase
Rare example
glost
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _l_s_ are there?

26. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLASE is among the common words in this set.