10-Letter Words Containing ESM

There are 23 10-letter words that contain ESM. 8 are common words, such as BESMEARING and BESMIRCHED. A rarer one is TUNESMITHS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

besmearingbesmirchedbesmirchesbridesmaidmesmerismsmesmerizedmesmerizermesmerizesbesmirchermesmeristswhitesmithbesmoothedbesmudgingbesmuttingdesmosomaldesmosomesmesmerisedmesmerisesplasmodesmresmeltingresmoothedtenesmusestunesmiths

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Words
23 (8 common words)
Common example
besmearing
Rare example
tunesmiths
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words containing esm are there?

23. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESMEARING is among the common words in this set.