10-Letter Words Matching __S_____M_

There are 27 10-letter words that match __S_____M_. 10 are common words, such as DESPOTISMS and DISESTEEMS. A rarer one is VASOSPASMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

despotismsdisesteemsgastronomyhistogramsmasochismsmastectomymesmerismsmisinformsmysticismspessimismscystectomygastronome
despotismsdisesteemsgastronomyhistogramsmasochismsmastectomymesmerismsmisinformsmysticismspessimismscystectomygastronomegastrotomykissogramsmesenchymepassivismsabsurdismscastoreumsdisaffirmsdiseconomyhispanismsjesuitismsmisesteemsmisoneismsmosaicismsrostellumsvasospasms

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Words
27 (10 common words)
Common example
despotisms
Rare example
vasospasms
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
S (20)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __s_____m_ are there?

27. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DESPOTISMS is among the common words in this set.