10-Letter Words Matching __M_____D_

There are 18 10-letter words that match __M_____D_. 5 are common words, such as DIMINUENDO and DUMBFOUNDS. A rarer one is UNMARRIEDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

diminuendodumbfoundshomesteadssimilitudewomanhoodscomatulidsdemantoidsdiminuendihamadryadsnymphalidscommunardsdemiworldsnematicidenematocidesemifluidsseminomadssemisolidsunmarrieds

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
diminuendo
Rare example
unmarrieds
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __m_____d_ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DIMINUENDO is among the common words in this set.