8-Letter Words Matching O_____M_

There are 22 8-letter words that match O_____M_. 6 are common words, such as OPOSSUMS and OPTIMUMS. A rarer one is OVERTAME. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

opossumsoptimumsoverarmsovercameovercomeovertimeomentumsonanismsobelismsoestrumsogreismsoospermsoralismsorganumsoutbeamsoutclimboutclomboutshameoutswimsouttrumpoverpumpovertame

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Words
22 (6 common words)
Common example
opossums
Rare example
overtame
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching o_____m_ are there?

22. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OPOSSUMS is among the common words in this set.