6-Letter Words Matching G___S_

There are 18 6-letter words that match G___S_. 11 are common words, such as GALOSH and GAMEST. A rarer one is GYRASE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

galoshgamestgarishgayestglassyglossygneissgrassygreasegreasygrouseglossagoyishgrilsegyrosegainstgoloshgyrase

About this list

Words
18 (11 common words)
Common example
galosh
Rare example
gyrase
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching g___s_ are there?

18. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GALOSH is among the common words in this set.