8-Letter Words Matching S____S__

There are 86 8-letter words that match S____S__. 29 are common words, such as SACRISTY and SARCASMS. A rarer one is SYNGASES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 22 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 86

Common words

sacristysarcasmssawdustsschussedschussesshiatsussoloistssomersetsophismssophistsstatusesstressed
sacristysarcasmssawdustsschussedschussesshiatsussoloistssomersetsophismssophistsstatusesstressedstressesstylistsstylusessubsistssucrosessuffusedsuffusessuggestssunrisessupposedsupposessurmisedsurmisessymposiasynapsessynopsessynopsisshucksessargassosculpsitsiriasessiriasissoothsaystapesessteapsinstenosedstenosesstenosissternsonstressorstreuselsubbasessuperspysupposalsurbasedsurbasessweetsopsynapsissyndesissacristsschussersemiosessemiosisshamosimshamusesshicksassiamesessightsawsightseeslumismssorbosessoubisesspeissessquooshystatismsstatistsstokesiastrassesstylisedstyliserstylisessubbasinsubcastesubnasalsubtaskssubtestssucrasessupersexsupposersurmisersynapsedsynapsidsyndesessyngases

About this list

Words
86 (29 common words)
Common example
sacristy
Rare example
syngases
Doubled letters
22
Ending in S
50
Most frequent letter
E (57)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s____s__ are there?

86. 29 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SACRISTY is among the common words in this set.