10-Letter Words Matching _____W__S_

There are 19 10-letter words that match _____W__S_. 15 are common words, such as CALLOWNESS and HOLLOWNESS. A rarer one is BILLOWIEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

callownesshollownessknackwurstknockwurstliverwurstmellownessnarrownesspantywaistpillowcasesallownessshadowiestshirtwaistwillowiestwindowlessyellownessfallownessshadowlessunderwaistbillowiest

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Words
19 (15 common words)
Common example
callowness
Rare example
billowiest
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (15)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____w__s_ are there?

19. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALLOWNESS is among the common words in this set.