8-Letter Words Matching _____L_M

There are 21 8-letter words that match _____L_M. 3 are common words, such as FLIMFLAM and PENDULUM. A rarer one is PERIBLEM. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

flimflampendulumtantalumaciculumcimbalomcingulumcoagulumexemplumfrenulumfurculuminoculumlabellumsacellumsheqalimspeculumspiculumvasculumvexillumvinculumcymbalomperiblem

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Words
21 (3 common words)
Common example
flimflam
Rare example
periblem
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____l_m are there?

21. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FLIMFLAM is among the common words in this set.