6-Letter Words Matching A____M

There are 20 6-letter words that match A____M. 9 are common words, such as ABLOOM and AFFIRM. A rarer one is ALARUM. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

abloomaffirmageismagleamanthemashramasylumatriumautismacetumadytumaeciumalliumamylumanademanonymantrumasarumaswarmalarum

About this list

Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
abloom
Rare example
alarum
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching a____m are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABLOOM is among the common words in this set.