4-Letter Words Matching _E_M

There are 17 4-letter words that match _E_M. 12 are common words, such as BEAM and BERM. A rarer one is NEUM. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

beambermdeemgermhelmpermreamseamseemteamteemtermgeumhermdermneemneum

About this list

Words
17 (12 common words)
Common example
beam
Rare example
neum
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (7)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _e_m are there?

17. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEAM is among the common words in this set.