5-Letter Words Matching M__T_

There are 40 5-letter words that match M__T_. 30 are common words, such as MALTS and MALTY. A rarer one is MOTTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

maltsmaltymantamartsmastsmattemattsmeatsmeatymeetsmeltsmilts
maltsmaltymantamartsmastsmattemattsmeatsmeatymeetsmeltsmiltsmintsmintymirthmistsmistymittsmoatsmoltsmonthmootsmostsmottomouthmuftimultimustsmustymuttsmontemottemusthmautsmentamiltymoltomortsmostemotts

About this list

Words
40 (30 common words)
Common example
malts
Rare example
motts
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
S (24)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching m__t_ are there?

40. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MALTS is among the common words in this set.