9-Letter Words Matching ___P___M_

There are 15 9-letter words that match ___P___M_. 2 are common words, such as NEOPLASMS and TYMPANUMS. A rarer one is WHIPWORMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

neoplasmstympanumscolpotomypoppadomssapphismsshipwormstreponemaaxoplasmsbioplasmspuppydomssimplismsslipformstimpanumstreponemewhipworms

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Words
15 (2 common words)
Common example
neoplasms
Rare example
whipworms
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___p___m_ are there?

15. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEOPLASMS is among the common words in this set.