6-Letter Words Matching S___D_

There are 42 6-letter words that match S___D_. 28 are common words, such as SALADS and SCALDS. A rarer one is SPEEDO. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

saladsscaldsscoldsscrodssecedeshardssherdsshoddyshredssnoodssolidisolids
saladsscaldsscoldsscrodssecedeshardssherdsshoddyshredssnoodssolidisolidssoundsspeedsspeedyspendssquadssquidsstandssteadssteadysteedsstridestrodesturdyswardsswordssynodsshandysaladescendsshindysarodesarodssayidsshendsskaldsskiddysloidsslojdssloydsspeedo

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Words
42 (28 common words)
Common example
salads
Rare example
speedo
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
28
Most frequent letter
S (28)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s___d_ are there?

42. 28 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALADS is among the common words in this set.