5-Letter Words Matching _ME__

There are 18 5-letter words that match _ME__. 9 are common words, such as AMEBA and AMEND. A rarer one is SMERK. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

amebaamendemendemeryomegaomenssmearsmellsmeltamentsmewsameeramensemeeremeusomerssmeeksmerk

About this list

Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
ameba
Rare example
smerk
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _me__ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMEBA is among the common words in this set.