5-Letter Words Matching L_S__

There are 21 5-letter words that match L_S__. 10 are common words, such as LASER and LASSO. A rarer one is LYSED. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

laserlassolastslislelispslistsloserloseslustslustylosellushylyseslysinlysislyssalasedlaseslossylususlysed

About this list

Words
21 (10 common words)
Common example
laser
Rare example
lysed
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching l_s__ are there?

21. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LASER is among the common words in this set.