9-Letter Words Matching ____S__S_

There are 64 9-letter words that match ____S__S_. 42 are common words, such as AUGUSTEST and BACKSLASH. A rarer one is VASOSPASM. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (61 words). 31 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 64

Common words

augustestbackslashballsiestblowsiestbluesiestbrassiestcheesiestchoosiestclassiestclasslessclumsiestcrassness
augustestbackslashballsiestblowsiestbluesiestbrassiestcheesiestchoosiestclassiestclasslessclumsiestcrassnesscrossnesscrosswisecutesiestdressiestdrowsiestfetishismfetishistflimsiestflossiestfolksiestfrowsiestglassiestglossiestgrassiestgreasiestgrossnesshonestestlavishestpiousnesspriestessprissiestqueasiestrepossessrobustestteensiesttransfusetransposeuneasiestweensiestwoodsiestbogusnessdryasdustecdysiasmecdysiastglasslessindisposeschistoseantisenseblousiestcohostesscreasiestdrossiestfocuslessgneissosegrasslesslimpsiestmodestestrediscussredisposeslimsiesttressiestvasospasm

About this list

Words
64 (42 common words)
Common example
augustest
Rare example
vasospasm
Doubled letters
31
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
E (61)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____s__s_ are there?

64. 42 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AUGUSTEST is among the common words in this set.