5-Letter Words Matching S___M

There are 20 5-letter words that match S___M. 9 are common words, such as SCRAM and SCRIM. A rarer one is SOLUM. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

scramscrimserumspasmspermsteamstormstrumswarmsatemscrumsebumsedumseismshawmsmarmsagumskelmsodomsolum

About this list

Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
scram
Rare example
solum
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s___m are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCRAM is among the common words in this set.