6-Letter Words Matching _S_E__

There are 23 6-letter words that match _S_E__. 16 are common words, such as ASCEND and ASCENT. A rarer one is USNEAS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

ascendascentasleepaspectaspensassentassertassessassetsasternastersesteemestersisletsosiersushersaskersaspersosseinostealeskersisseisusneas

About this list

Words
23 (16 common words)
Common example
ascend
Rare example
usneas
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _s_e__ are there?

23. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASCEND is among the common words in this set.