9-Letter Words Matching ____W__M_

There are 30 9-letter words that match ____W__M_. 8 are common words, such as BOOKWORMS and FLATWORMS. A rarer one is WHIPWORMS. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

bookwormsflatwormsglowwormshookwormsinchwormsringwormssilkwormstapewormsarmywormsbollwormscasewormsfishworms
bookwormsflatwormsglowwormshookwormsinchwormsringwormssilkwormstapewormsarmywormsbollwormscasewormsfishwormsmealwormsshipwormsslowwormswirewormswoodwormsclamwormsfirewormsgapewormsgrubwormshairwormshornwormsleafwormslungwormsmuckwormsoverwarmssandwormsspanwormswhipworms

About this list

Words
30 (8 common words)
Common example
bookworms
Rare example
whipworms
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
30

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____w__m_ are there?

30. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOOKWORMS is among the common words in this set.