8-Letter Words Matching ____AM__

There are 86 8-letter words that match ____AM__. 26 are common words, such as BALSAMIC and CARDAMOM. A rarer one is UNSHAMED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (53 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 86

Common words

balsamiccardamomcinnamoncyclamendioramasgossamergravameninflamedinflamesmacramesmandamusmesdames
balsamiccardamomcinnamoncyclamendioramasgossamergravameninflamedinflamesmacramesmandamusmesdamesmisnamedmisnamesorigamispregamessalaamedscreamedscreamerstreamedstreamersunlampssurnamesthalamustsunamisunframedadynamiabechamelbenjaminbergamotcardamonendgamesthalamicacetamidadynamicapogamicbalsamedbeclamorbedlampsbeglamorbeldamesbeshamedbeshamescarbamiccarbamylcardamumcinnamiccinnamylcoenamorcyanamiddefoameddefoamerdioramicenflamedenflamesenframedenframesengrammeexogamicgoddamnsgouramishistamininflamerjobnamesofframpsoilcampspattamarpennamesprenamesprolaminprotaminreclamesreframedreframesrestampsreteamedrhodaminsurnamedsurnamersyngamictetramertsunamicunblamedunclampsunseamedunshamed

About this list

Words
86 (26 common words)
Common example
balsamic
Rare example
unshamed
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
29
Most frequent letter
E (53)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____am__ are there?

86. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALSAMIC is among the common words in this set.