8-Letter Words Matching G_____M_

There are 17 8-letter words that match G_____M_. 7 are common words, such as GALLIUMS and GENDARME. A rarer one is GUNROOMS. 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

galliumsgendarmeginghamsgladsomeglaucomagrandamsgruesomegamesomegleesomeglossemegraphemegrogramsgamodemegorblimygrandamegrewsomegunrooms

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Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
galliums
Rare example
gunrooms
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching g_____m_ are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GALLIUMS is among the common words in this set.