5-Letter Words Matching _E__M

There are 20 5-letter words that match _E__M. 11 are common words, such as BEDIM and BEGUM. A rarer one is RETEM. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

bedimbegumbesomcecumdeismdenimrealmrearmserumvelumvenomcelomsebumsedumseismdegumgenomkelimrehemretem

About this list

Words
20 (11 common words)
Common example
bedim
Rare example
retem
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _e__m are there?

20. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEDIM is among the common words in this set.