6-Letter Words Matching __LS__

There are 18 6-letter words that match __LS__. 9 are common words, such as BALSAM and BALSAS. A rarer one is PULSER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

balsambalsasfalserfalsienelsonpulsarpulsedpulsessalsasdulsesfilseskelsonselsyntelsonvalsesbolshybolsonpulser

About this list

Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
balsam
Rare example
pulser
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __ls__ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALSAM is among the common words in this set.