6-Letter Words Matching S____M

There are 24 6-letter words that match S____M. 17 are common words, such as SACHEM and SACRUM. A rarer one is SYNCOM. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

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About this list

Words
24 (17 common words)
Common example
sachem
Rare example
syncom
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s____m are there?

24. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SACHEM is among the common words in this set.