5-Letter Words Matching S_O__

There are 135 5-letter words that match S_O__. 100 are common words, such as SCOFF and SCOLD. A rarer one is SWOUN. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 32 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 135

Common words

scoffscoldsconescoopscootscopescorescornscourscoutscowlscows
scoffscoldsconescoopscootscopescorescornscourscoutscowlscowsshoalshoatshockshoedshoesshoneshookshoonshoosshootshopsshoreshornshortshotsshoutshoveshownshowsshowyskoalslobssloesslogssloopslopeslopssloshslothslotsslowssmocksmogssmokesmokysmotesnobssnoodsnoopsnootsnoresnortsnotssnoutsnowssnowysoothsootssootyspoilspokespoofspookspoolspoonspoorsporesportspotsspoutstoatstockstogystoicstokestolestompstonestonystoodstoolstoopstopsstorestorkstormstorystoupstoutstovestowsswobsswoonswoopswopsswordsworeswornshoolshoteskoshsmokosmoltsnogssnookstomastookstopestossswotsscopsscotsshoershogsshojishorlshottshoyusloidslojdsloydsnoolsooeysooksspodestoaestoaistoasstobsstoptstourstowpswoun

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Words
135 (100 common words)
Common example
scoff
Rare example
swoun
Doubled letters
32
Ending in S
31
Most frequent letter
T (57)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s_o__ are there?

135. 100 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCOFF is among the common words in this set.