6-Letter Words Matching ___S_S

There are 281 6-letter words that match ___S_S. 154 are common words, such as ABASES and ABUSES. A rarer one is YESSES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (188 words). 58 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 281

Common words

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About this list

Words
281 (154 common words)
Common example
abases
Rare example
yesses
Doubled letters
58
Ending in S
281
Most frequent letter
E (188)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___s_s are there?

281. 154 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABASES is among the common words in this set.