10-Letter Words Matching S_____M___

There are 27 10-letter words that match S_____M___. 8 are common words, such as SANCTIMONY and SCHOOLMARM. A rarer one is SYNTAGMATA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

sanctimonyschoolmarmschoolmatesettlementstalagmitesupplementsynonymiessynonymoussecondmentsecurementsignalmentstablemate
sanctimonyschoolmarmschoolmatesettlementstalagmitesupplementsynonymiessynonymoussecondmentsecurementsignalmentstablematesubsegmentsupersmartsynonymitysynonymizescleromataseducementseminomadsshaggymanesicklemiassolacementstepfamilysterigmatasubprimatesynonymistsyntagmata

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Words
27 (8 common words)
Common example
sanctimony
Rare example
syntagmata
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (21)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching s_____m___ are there?

27. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SANCTIMONY is among the common words in this set.