9-Letter Words Matching S____S___

There are 135 9-letter words that match S____S___. 63 are common words, such as SACRISTAN and SADNESSES. A rarer one is SYNGASSES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (88 words). 51 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 135

Common words

sacristansadnessessarcasticschussingscrimshawsecessionseclusionseclusiveselfishlysequestersharkskinsheepskin
sacristansadnessessarcasticschussingscrimshawsecessionseclusionseclusiveselfishlysequestersharkskinsheepskinshortstopshynessessightseersinuosityslavishlyslideshowslingshotslynessessolipsismsomersetssophisticsophistryspaceshipspacesuitspeedsterspokesmanspokesmenspoonsfulsportsmansportsmenstatesidestatesmanstatesmenstatisticsteamshipsteersmansteersmenstressfulstressingstylishlystylisticsubsistedsubsystemsuccessessuccessorsuffusingsuffusionsuggestedsuggestersunfishessupersedesupersizesuperstarsupposingsurmisingsurpassedsurpassessweatshopswordsmanswordsmensymposiumsargassossargassumscarfskinsexlesslysnakeskinsolipsistsophistersottishlyspoilsmanspritsailspymasterstegosaurstenosingstickseedstressorssuffusivesupposalssweatsuitsweetshopsweetsopssymposiacsynopsizesaintshipsarcosomesawfishesschussersscoopsfulseeressessequestrashoresidesickishlysightseensightseessinlesslyslimpsierslungshotsodbustersoothsaidsoothsaysspinosityspoilsmensquooshedsquooshessteapsinssternsonsstokesiasstonishedstonishesstoreshipstreuselsstylisersstylisingsubbasinssubbassessubcastessubfossilsubvassalsubvisualsuccussedsuccussessupersafesupersalesupersellsupershowsupersoftsuperstudsupposerssurmisersswinishlysynapsidssynapsingsyngasses

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Words
135 (63 common words)
Common example
sacristan
Rare example
syngasses
Doubled letters
51
Ending in S
31
Most frequent letter
E (88)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching s____s___ are there?

135. 63 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SACRISTAN is among the common words in this set.