8-Letter Words Matching ____A_M_

There are 20 8-letter words that match ____A_M_. 12 are common words, such as ACCLAIMS and DECLAIMS. A rarer one is SYNTAGMA. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

acclaimsdeclaimsexclaimsfirearmsforearmsgendarmeoverarmsreclaimssarcasmssidearmstonearmsyardarmsarapaimabecharmsbeswarmschloasmaengrammefantasmsprewarmssyntagma

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Words
20 (12 common words)
Common example
acclaims
Rare example
syntagma
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____a_m_ are there?

20. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACCLAIMS is among the common words in this set.