8-Letter Words Matching _P_____M

There are 13 8-letter words that match _P_____M. 6 are common words, such as APHORISM and APOTHEGM. A rarer one is SPLENIUM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

aphorismapothegmoptimismspectrumsphagnumupstreamopiumismspeculumspiculumapteriumepizoismspanwormsplenium

About this list

Words
13 (6 common words)
Common example
aphorism
Rare example
splenium
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p_____m are there?

13. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APHORISM is among the common words in this set.