6-Letter Words Matching P___M_

There are 12 6-letter words that match P___M_. 5 are common words, such as PAJAMA and PANAMA. A rarer one is PROEMS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

pajamapanamaplasmaprismspsalmsparamoplasmsplummypneumapreamppraamsproems

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
pajama
Rare example
proems
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching p___m_ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PAJAMA is among the common words in this set.