8-Letter Words Matching S___S___

There are 85 8-letter words that match S___S___. 39 are common words, such as SADISTIC and SALESMAN. A rarer one is STRASSES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 19 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 85

Common words

sadisticsalesmansalesmenscansionschussedschussesscissorssealskinselfsamesemestersideshowsidestep
sadisticsalesmansalesmenscansionschussedschussesscissorssealskinselfsamesemestersideshowsidestepsingsongsinisterslipshodsnapshotsnowshoesnowsuitsoapsudssongstersparselysparsestsparsityspinstersplashedsplashessponsorsspousalssquashedsquashessquishedsquishesstepsonsstetsonsstressedstressesswimsuitswooshedswooshessnowshedscissilescissionscissuresemisoftsideslipsidesmansidesmensilesiassinusoidslipslopsoursopssplashersploshedsploshesstaysailstressorstunsailswagsmanswanskinswansongsacksfulsamisenssandshoesandsoapsandspurschusserseamsterseedsmanseedsmenserosityshipsidesidespinslimsierslipsolesneeshesspeissessponsionsponsonsspousingsquashersquushedsquushesstarshipstemsonsstrasses

About this list

Words
85 (39 common words)
Common example
sadistic
Rare example
strasses
Doubled letters
19
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
E (57)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s___s___ are there?

85. 39 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SADISTIC is among the common words in this set.