7-Letter Words Matching _L____M

There are 18 7-letter words that match _L____M. 3 are common words, such as BLOSSOM and ELITISM. A rarer one is ULPANIM. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

blossomelitismflotsamaliformallonymalodiumalyssumcladismeluviumplumbumblellumbluegumclonismelytrumplenismslumgumslumismulpanim

About this list

Words
18 (3 common words)
Common example
blossom
Rare example
ulpanim
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _l____m are there?

18. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLOSSOM is among the common words in this set.