6-Letter Words Matching _S_O__

There are 16 6-letter words that match _S_O__. 4 are common words, such as ASCOTS and ASHORE. A rarer one is OSMOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

ascotsashoreassortaslopeassoilosmoseostomyastonyaswoonescotsessoinestopsosmoleosmolsosmousescort

About this list

Words
16 (4 common words)
Common example
ascots
Rare example
osmous
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _s_o__ are there?

16. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASCOTS is among the common words in this set.