5-Letter Words Matching _MA__

There are 17 5-letter words that match _MA__. 10 are common words, such as AMASS and AMAZE. A rarer one is IMAUM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

amassamazeemailimageimagoimamssmacksmallsmartsmashamahsamainomasasmaltsmarmsmazeimaum

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
amass
Rare example
imaum
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _ma__ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMASS is among the common words in this set.