9-Letter Words Matching _S___S___

There are 18 9-letter words that match _S___S___. 9 are common words, such as ASCENSION and ASPERSION. A rarer one is ESTHESIAS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

ascensionaspersionassassinsassessingassessorsespousalsespousingespressosuselesslyascensiveaspersingassuasiveostensiveostensoryaspersersaspersorsespousersesthesias

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
ascension
Rare example
esthesias
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _s___s___ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASCENSION is among the common words in this set.