6-Letter Words Matching S___S_

There are 40 6-letter words that match S___S_. 24 are common words, such as SADIST and SAFEST. A rarer one is STRASS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

sadistsafestsagestsanestschismschistschussserestsexismsexistshiestshyest
sadistsafestsagestsanestschismschistschussserestsexismsexistshiestshyestsliestslyestsorestsparsesplashspousesquashsquishstresssurestswooshsamosaserosasetoseshiksaslimsyspeisssploshstoushsayestscouseshiksesneeshspeisespensesquushstrasssadism

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Words
40 (24 common words)
Common example
sadist
Rare example
strass
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (24)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s___s_ are there?

40. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SADIST is among the common words in this set.