8-Letter Words Matching _S____O_

There are 16 8-letter words that match _S____O_. 5 are common words, such as ASBESTOS and ASSESSOR. A rarer one is ISOCHRON. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

asbestosassessorassignorescallopescargotassentoreschalotestragonisolatorostracodostraconaspersorassertorassistorespartosisochron

About this list

Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
asbestos
Rare example
isochron
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _s____o_ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASBESTOS is among the common words in this set.