8-Letter Words Matching ____M_S_

There are 59 8-letter words that match ____M_S_. 22 are common words, such as ALARMIST and BIGAMIST. A rarer one is WESTMOST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (39 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 59

Common words

alarmistbigamistceramistdynamismforemastforemostglummestgrimmesthindmostlandmassleftmostmainmast
alarmistbigamistceramistdynamismforemastforemostglummestgrimmesthindmostlandmassleftmostmainmastmishmashoptimismoptimistprimmestpsalmistqualmishrearmostskirmishslimmesttrimmestabelmoskacosmismalarmismalbumosedynamistendemismheadmostintimistopiumismpeatmosspolemistracemoseseismismslimmishsquamosetiramisutotemismtotemistantimaskbackmostbiramosebuxomestdigamisteglomiseexosmosegrummestmaximiseminimisemishmoshoghamistoptimiseracemismshammashsodomiststramashstrumosewestmost

About this list

Words
59 (22 common words)
Common example
alarmist
Rare example
westmost
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (39)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____m_s_ are there?

59. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALARMIST is among the common words in this set.