8-Letter Words Matching ___S_M__

There are 49 8-letter words that match ___S_M__. 24 are common words, such as BALSAMIC and CHESSMAN. A rarer one is VERSEMEN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (39 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 49

Common words

balsamicchessmanchessmenconsommeconsumedconsumerconsumesfreshmanfreshmengossamerhorsemanhorsemen
balsamicchessmanchessmenconsommeconsumedconsumerconsumesfreshmanfreshmengossamerhorsemanhorsemenhousemanhousemenpressmanpressmenpresumedpresumesransomedransomersubsumedsubsumestwosomeswinsomerglassmanpessimalsatsumastrisomicbalsamedcapsomercomsympsepisomalepisomesgelsemiaglassmenlissomlyoxysomespresumerprosomalprosomasstasimontrashmantrashmentrisemestrisemictrisomestwasomesversemanversemen

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Words
49 (24 common words)
Common example
balsamic
Rare example
versemen
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (39)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___s_m__ are there?

49. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALSAMIC is among the common words in this set.