8-Letter Words Matching S_____S_

There are 267 8-letter words that match S_____S_. 144 are common words, such as SAFENESS and SAGGIEST. A rarer one is SYLPHISH. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (193 words). 110 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 267

Common words

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About this list

Words
267 (144 common words)
Common example
safeness
Rare example
sylphish
Doubled letters
110
Ending in S
59
Most frequent letter
E (193)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s_____s_ are there?

267. 144 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SAFENESS is among the common words in this set.