10-Letter Words Matching ____W___L_

There are 18 10-letter words that match ____W___L_. 10 are common words, such as BACKWARDLY and CARTWHEELS. A rarer one is HANDWHEELS. 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

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Words
18 (10 common words)
Common example
backwardly
Rare example
handwheels
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____w___l_ are there?

18. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARDLY is among the common words in this set.