9-Letter Words Matching ___I_M___

There are 26 9-letter words that match ___I_M___. 10 are common words, such as AFFIRMING and BEDIMMING. A rarer one is SQUIRMERS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

affirmingbedimmingdevilmentequipmentinfirmaryinfirmityscrimmagesquirmiersquirmingtalismansaffirmantastigmias
affirmingbedimmingdevilmentequipmentinfirmaryinfirmityscrimmagesquirmiersquirmingtalismansaffirmantastigmiasmediumismaffirmersaffixmentangiomataantismokechairmanschrismonsinfirmingkakiemonsmelismatanonimmunerefilmingremitmentsquirmers

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Words
26 (10 common words)
Common example
affirming
Rare example
squirmers
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
N (19)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___i_m___ are there?

26. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFIRMING is among the common words in this set.