6-Letter Words Matching S___T_

There are 118 6-letter words that match S___T_. 76 are common words, such as SABOTS and SAFETY. A rarer one is SWARTY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 118

Common words

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About this list

Words
118 (76 common words)
Common example
sabots
Rare example
swarty
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
56
Most frequent letter
S (57)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s___t_ are there?

118. 76 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SABOTS is among the common words in this set.