6-Letter Words Matching S_S___

There are 18 6-letter words that match S_S___. 9 are common words, such as SASHAY and SASHES. A rarer one is SYSOPS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

sashaysashessassedsassessesamesisalssistersushissystemsestetsiskinsusliksussedsussessashedsasinssistrasysops

About this list

Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
sashay
Rare example
sysops
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s_s___ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SASHAY is among the common words in this set.