7-Letter Words Matching _S_E___

There are 20 7-letter words that match _S_E___. 9 are common words, such as ASCENDS and ASCENTS. A rarer one is OSSEINS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

ascendsascentsasceticaspectsassentsassertsessenceesteemsusheredascesisasperseassegaiosseousosteoidosteomaascesesaskesesaskesisasteriaosseins

About this list

Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
ascends
Rare example
osseins
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _s_e___ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASCENDS is among the common words in this set.