7-Letter Words Matching M_____M

There are 17 7-letter words that match M_____M. 7 are common words, such as MACADAM and MAXIMUM. A rarer one is MUONIUM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

macadammaximummidtermminicamminimummodicummudroommeronymmetonymmilldammisdeemmicrohmmisformmistermmohalimmohelimmuonium

About this list

Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
macadam
Rare example
muonium
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching m_____m are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MACADAM is among the common words in this set.