8-Letter Words Matching ____S_M_

There are 46 8-letter words that match ____S_M_. 15 are common words, such as BLOSSOMS and BLOSSOMY. A rarer one is WAILSOME. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (43 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 46

Common words

blossomsblossomyfearsomeflotsamsfoursomegladsomegruesomehandsomelonesomeopossumsselfsametiresome
blossomsblossomyfearsomeflotsamsfoursomegladsomegruesomehandsomelonesomeopossumsselfsametiresometoilsometransomsunbosomsalyssumsautosomeboresomechrisomsdarksomegamesomegleesomeglossemelongsomelovesomemonosomepolysemyreassumeribosomeacrosomecoassumedolesomeembosomsendosomefretsomegrewsomeimbosomslarksomeliposomelothsomelysosomemesosomemilesimomonosomypolysomewailsome

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Words
46 (15 common words)
Common example
blossoms
Rare example
wailsome
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
O (43)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____s_m_ are there?

46. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLOSSOMS is among the common words in this set.