8-Letter Words Matching ____SA__

There are 88 8-letter words that match ____SA__. 33 are common words, such as AROUSALS and ARTISANS. A rarer one is ZYMOSANS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (47 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 88

Common words

arousalsartisansbucksawsdinosaurdressageemissaryenvisageflotsamsforesailfretsawsgainsaidgainsays
arousalsartisansbucksawsdinosaurdressageemissaryenvisageflotsamsforesailfretsawsgainsaidgainsaysglossaryhacksawshandsawshearsayskeepsakeknapsackmainsailnamesakeobeisantpalisadeperusalspheasantpleasantrefusalsrucksackselfsamespousalsthousandtransactwhipsawnwhipsawsaccusalsbacksawsbandsawsbaresarkbrassardcalisayacamisadoclarsachcrossarmdevisalsectosarcforesaidglissadegripsackheadsailmisusagemosasaurmoussakanaissantoversaltparasangperisarcpiassavapuissantrecusalsrecusantrevisalsstaysailstunsailwindsailwoolsackaccusantaerosatsbalisaurbrassagebrassartcamisadechresardcoalsackdeposalsendosarcexposalshexosansjanisarymedusansmoonsailoversaleoversavepacksackpiassabapinesapsplussagereassailreposalszymosans

About this list

Words
88 (33 common words)
Common example
arousals
Rare example
zymosans
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
27
Most frequent letter
S (47)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____sa__ are there?

88. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AROUSALS is among the common words in this set.