5-Letter Words Matching S___S

There are 280 5-letter words that match S___S. 186 are common words, such as SACKS and SADES. A rarer one is SYPHS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (93 words). 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 280

Common words

sackssadessafessagassagessagossailssakessakissalessaltssames
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About this list

Words
280 (186 common words)
Common example
sacks
Rare example
syphs
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
280
Most frequent letter
A (93)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s___s are there?

280. 186 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SACKS is among the common words in this set.