9-Letter Words Matching _____M__L

There are 13 9-letter words that match _____M__L. 8 are common words, such as BLACKMAIL and GREENMAIL. A rarer one is WHOLEMEAL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

blackmailgreenmailgristmillpiecemealschlemieltreadmillvoicemailwatermillentrammeltrinomialunharmfulwheatmealwholemeal

About this list

Words
13 (8 common words)
Common example
blackmail
Rare example
wholemeal
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____m__l are there?

13. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLACKMAIL is among the common words in this set.