8-Letter Words Matching _E_M____

There are 98 8-letter words that match _E_M____. 34 are common words, such as BESMEARS and BESMIRCH. A rarer one is VERMUTHS. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (61 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 98

Common words

besmearsbesmirchdermisesfermentsfermiumsgeometrygerminalhelmetedhelmsmanhelmsmenhermeticlemmings
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Words
98 (34 common words)
Common example
besmears
Rare example
vermuths
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
31
Most frequent letter
R (61)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _e_m____ are there?

98. 34 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESMEARS is among the common words in this set.