8-Letter Words Matching __P____M

There are 22 8-letter words that match __P____M. 6 are common words, such as CAPSICUM and EMPORIUM. A rarer one is PUPPYDOM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

capsicumemporiumnepotismpopulismsupermomtapewormeuphuismgapewormhypodermhypogeumimperiumnapiformpoppadompupariumsapphismalpinismgypsydomgypsyismnephrismpeponiumpipestempuppydom

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Words
22 (6 common words)
Common example
capsicum
Rare example
puppydom
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __p____m are there?

22. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAPSICUM is among the common words in this set.