7-Letter Words Ending in SS

There are 200 7-letter words that end in SS. 100 are common words, such as ABSCESS and ACTRESS. A rarer one is ZIPLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (176 words). 200 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 200

Common words

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Words
200 (100 common words)
Common example
abscess
Rare example
zipless
Doubled letters
200
Ending in S
200
Most frequent letter
E (176)

Questions

How many 7-letter words ending in ss are there?

200. 100 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSCESS is among the common words in this set.