8-Letter Words Matching ___MS___

There are 30 8-letter words that match ___MS___. 12 are common words, such as CLUMSIER and CLUMSILY. A rarer one is WHIMSIED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

clumsierclumsilycrimsonsdoomsdayflimsierflimsilyhelmsmanhelmsmenswimsuitteamsterwhimseyswhimsies
clumsierclumsilycrimsonsdoomsdayflimsierflimsilyhelmsmanhelmsmenswimsuitteamsterwhimseyswhimsiesadamsitedeemsterdoomsterdramshopmalmseysplimsollwormseedchumshipfilmsetsflimsieskhamseenkhamsinsplimsoleplimsolsseamsterslimsierstemsonswhimsied

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Words
30 (12 common words)
Common example
clumsier
Rare example
whimsied
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (20)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___ms___ are there?

30. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLUMSIER is among the common words in this set.