6-Letter Words Matching _S_A__

There are 16 6-letter words that match _S_A__. 9 are common words, such as ASLANT and ASSAIL. A rarer one is ESKARS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

aslantassailassaysescapeessaysestateislandpshawsusualsaswarmescarpaskantasramaassaisescarseskars

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
aslant
Rare example
eskars
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (8)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _s_a__ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASLANT is among the common words in this set.