7-Letter Words Matching __S_M__

There are 24 7-letter words that match __S_M__. 12 are common words, such as ASSUMED and ASSUMES. A rarer one is YASHMAC. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

assumedassumesbasemanbasemenbushmanbushmendustmenpostmanpostmenresumedresumessesamesdustmanbosomedyashmakassumerdeskmandeskmendisomickashmirmessmanmessmenresumeryashmac

About this list

Words
24 (12 common words)
Common example
assumed
Rare example
yashmac
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __s_m__ are there?

24. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASSUMED is among the common words in this set.