10-Letter Words Matching ____W____S

There are 66 10-letter words that match ____W____S. 35 are common words, such as ALLOWANCES and ARROWHEADS. A rarer one is THROWSTERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (52 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 66

Common words

allowancesarrowheadsarrowrootsbackwashesbackwatersbandwagonsbratwurstsbuckwheatsbushwhackscartwheelsdishwaterselbowrooms
allowancesarrowheadsarrowrootsbackwashesbackwatersbandwagonsbratwurstsbuckwheatsbushwhackscartwheelsdishwaterselbowroomsendowmentsfirewatersfreewheelsgearwheelsheadwatersmeanwhilesoverwhelmsoverwritesrainwatersrosewaterssaltwaterssandwichesscrewballsscrewinessscrewwormsshipwrecksshrewdnessthrowawaysthrowbackstidewaterstypewriteswerewolveswidowhoodsaardwolvesarrowwormsbandwidthsbelowdecksjobsworthslimewatersnosewheelsstrawwormswoadwaxenswoodwaxensarrowwoodsbathwatersdemiworldsdownwashesflatwashesgraywackeshandwheelshandwriteslintwhitesmeltwatersoverwatersoverweighspolywatersrainwashesscrewbeanssomewheressquawrootsstalworthsstrewmentstailwatersthrowsters

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Words
66 (35 common words)
Common example
allowances
Rare example
throwsters
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
66
Most frequent letter
E (52)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____w____s are there?

66. 35 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLOWANCES is among the common words in this set.