8-Letter Words Matching __SM____

There are 36 8-letter words that match __SM____. 11 are common words, such as BESMEARS and BESMIRCH. A rarer one is UNSMOKED. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

besmearsbesmirchbismuthscosmeticcosmosesdismallydismayeddismountjasminesmismatchpismirescosmical
besmearsbesmirchbismuthscosmeticcosmosesdismallydismayeddismountjasminesmismatchpismirescosmicalmesmericmismatedmismatesbasmatisbesmiledbesmilesbesmokedbesmokesbesmoothbesmudgecosmismscosmistsdesmoidsdismalerdismastskismeticmismakesmismarksmismeetsmismovedmismovesresmeltsresmoothunsmoked

About this list

Words
36 (11 common words)
Common example
besmears
Rare example
unsmoked
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
I (27)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __sm____ are there?

36. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESMEARS is among the common words in this set.