5-Letter Words Matching M_S__

There are 40 5-letter words that match M_S__. 23 are common words, such as MASER and MASKS. A rarer one is MYSID. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

masermasksmasonmastsmesasmesonmessymisdomisermistsmistymosey
masermasksmasonmastsmesasmesonmessymisdomisermistsmistymoseymossymostsmusedmusesmushymusicmusksmuskymussymustsmustymassymesicmesnemissymusermusthmashymassamassemeshymisesmisosmosksmossomostemuscamysid

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Words
40 (23 common words)
Common example
maser
Rare example
mysid
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching m_s__ are there?

40. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MASER is among the common words in this set.