5-Letter Words Matching S_D__

There are 20 5-letter words that match S_D__. 10 are common words, such as SADES and SADLY. A rarer one is SUDDS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

sadessadlysedansedgesedgysidedsidessidlesodassudsysadhusedumsudorsadhesadissedersoddysodicsodomsudds

About this list

Words
20 (10 common words)
Common example
sades
Rare example
sudds
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s_d__ are there?

20. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SADES is among the common words in this set.