8-Letter Words Matching _M____S_

There are 15 8-letter words that match _M____S_. 11 are common words, such as AMETHYST and EMBOLISM. A rarer one is SMOGLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

amethystembolismemptiestimmodestimpurestsmallestsmallishsmartestsmokiestsmuggestsmugnessamortiseimmunisesmartasssmogless

About this list

Words
15 (11 common words)
Common example
amethyst
Rare example
smogless
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _m____s_ are there?

15. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMETHYST is among the common words in this set.