8-Letter Words Matching ____W__M

There are 31 8-letter words that match ____W__M. 9 are common words, such as BOOKWORM and FLATWORM. A rarer one is WHIPWORM. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (31 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 31

Common words

bookwormflatwormglowwormhookworminchwormlukewarmringwormsilkwormtapewormwoodwormarmywormbollworm
bookwormflatwormglowwormhookworminchwormlukewarmringwormsilkwormtapewormwoodwormarmywormbollwormcasewormclamwormfirewormfishwormgapewormhairwormlungwormmealwormmuckwormshipwormslowwormwirewormgrubwormhornwormleafwormoverwarmsandwormspanwormwhipworm

About this list

Words
31 (9 common words)
Common example
bookworm
Rare example
whipworm
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (31)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w__m are there?

31. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOOKWORM is among the common words in this set.