4-Letter Words Matching _A_M

There are 12 4-letter words that match _A_M. 7 are common words, such as BALM and CALM. A rarer one is HAEM. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (5 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

balmcalmfarmharmmaimpalmwarmbarmhalmmalmgaumhaem

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
balm
Rare example
haem
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (5)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _a_m are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALM is among the common words in this set.