5-Letter Words Matching S__S_

There are 24 5-letter words that match S__S_. 14 are common words, such as SALSA and SASSY. A rarer one is SWISS. In this set, H is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

salsasassysenseshushslashsloshslushsmashsousespasmstashsudsyswashswishseiseseismskoshstosssaystsensashistsnashsonsyswiss

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Words
24 (14 common words)
Common example
salsa
Rare example
swiss
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
H (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s__s_ are there?

24. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALSA is among the common words in this set.