9-Letter Words Matching ____L_M__

There are 38 9-letter words that match ____L_M__. 11 are common words, such as BIRDLIMES and CATTLEMAN. A rarer one is WHEELSMEN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

birdlimescattlemancattlemenforelimbsgentlemangentlemenheadlampsmiddlemanmiddlemenstablemanstablemenblowlamps
birdlimescattlemancattlemenforelimbsgentlemangentlemenheadlampsmiddlemanmiddlemenstablemanstablemenblowlampscopolymerdisclimaxdisplumeddisplumesendolymphginglymusgorblimeyguillemotmusclemanmusclemenoriflammeperilymphspoilsmansubclimaxwheelsmanbirdlimedcobalaminduraluminguillemethemolymphoutclimbsphyllomessicklemiaspoilsmentaillampswheelsmen

About this list

Words
38 (11 common words)
Common example
birdlimes
Rare example
wheelsmen
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (29)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____l_m__ are there?

38. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BIRDLIMES is among the common words in this set.