8-Letter Words Matching _S___L__

There are 16 8-letter words that match _S___L__. 6 are common words, such as ASPHALTS and ASSAILED. A rarer one is PSORALEN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

asphaltsassailedassaultsassholesescallopusefullyassailerassoiledastrallyeschalotossiclesostiolesashfallsostiolarpsoraleapsoralen

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
asphalts
Rare example
psoralen
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _s___l__ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASPHALTS is among the common words in this set.