9-Letter Words Matching _H_____M_

There are 21 9-letter words that match _H_____M_. 10 are common words, such as CHERUBIMS and CHIEFDOMS. A rarer one is WHIPWORMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

cherubimschiefdomschromiumsphantasmssheikdomsshowroomsthalliumsthraldomswholesomechokedampchondromarhizotomyshipwormsthingummywhoredomschiliasmsphallismsphantasmarhytidomewhipwormsthreesome

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Words
21 (10 common words)
Common example
cherubims
Rare example
whipworms
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _h_____m_ are there?

21. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHERUBIMS is among the common words in this set.