8-Letter Words Matching _M____O_

There are 22 8-letter words that match _M____O_. 13 are common words, such as AMBITION and EMBLAZON. A rarer one is SMOKEPOT. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

ambitionemblazonemissionemoticonemulatoremulsionimitatorimpastosimpostorimprisonomissionsmallpoxsmidgeonamphipodemanatoremersionempoisonomphaloiomphalosimpactorimpellorsmokepot

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Words
22 (13 common words)
Common example
ambition
Rare example
smokepot
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _m____o_ are there?

22. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMBITION is among the common words in this set.