10-Letter Words Matching ____M___O_

There are 16 10-letter words that match ____M___O_. 11 are common words, such as ASSUMPTION and AUTOMATION. A rarer one is ETHAMBUTOL. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

assumptionautomationdecimationdefamationestimationexhumationintimationlocomotionpreemptionredemptionresumptioninhumationsquamationstormproofthermistorethambutol

About this list

Words
16 (11 common words)
Common example
assumption
Rare example
ethambutol
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
T (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____m___o_ are there?

16. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASSUMPTION is among the common words in this set.