10-Letter Words Matching _______W_S

There are 18 10-letter words that match _______W_S. 14 are common words, such as BREAKDOWNS and CLAMPDOWNS. A rarer one is PHASEDOWNS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

breakdownsclampdownscountdownscrackdownseiderdownsknockdownsnightgownsnighthawksovercrowdsshakedownsspelldownsswansdownstouchdownswaterfowlsbringdownsclosedownspastedownsphasedowns

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Words
18 (14 common words)
Common example
breakdowns
Rare example
phasedowns
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
O (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _______w_s are there?

18. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BREAKDOWNS is among the common words in this set.