8-Letter Words Matching ___S___N

There are 46 8-letter words that match ___S___N. 21 are common words, such as CHESSMAN and CHESSMEN. A rarer one is VERSEMEN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 46

Common words

chessmanchessmencoxswainemissionflashgunforsakenforswornfreshmanfreshmenhorsemanhorsemenhouseman
chessmanchessmencoxswainemissionflashgunforsakenforswornfreshmanfreshmenhorsemanhorsemenhousemanhousemenomissionpressmanpressmenquestionreassignteaspoonthespiantrashcanbrasilinegestionglassmangroschenklystronmenschenscissioncapsicineinsteinglassmengypseianholsteinkaiserinoutscornoutswornphosphinplastronpreshownpressrunramshornstasimontrashmantrashmenversemanversemen

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Words
46 (21 common words)
Common example
chessman
Rare example
versemen
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (29)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___s___n are there?

46. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHESSMAN is among the common words in this set.