10-Letter Words Matching ____WA____

There are 58 10-letter words that match ____WA____. 22 are common words, such as ALLOWANCES and BACKWARDLY. A rarer one is TAILWATERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (49 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 58

Common words

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allowancesbackwardlybackwashesbackwatersbandwagonsdishwasherdishwatersdumbwaiterfirewatersflyswatterforewarnedheadwaiterheadwatershighwaymanhighwaymenlukewarmlyrainwatersrosewaterssaltwatersthrowawaystidewatersunrewardedcodswallopcordwainerdownwardlyeastwardlyfirewardenlandwaiterlimewatersrailwaymanrailwaymenstalwartlytidewaiteruntowardlywestwardlywoadwaxenswoodwaxensallowancedbackwashedbathwatersbecowardedcakewalkedcakewalkercoxswaineddownwashesduckwalkedflatwashesgraywackesmeltwatersmisawardedoverwarmedoverwaterspolywatersracewalkerrainwashedrainwashesropewalkertailwaters

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Words
58 (22 common words)
Common example
allowances
Rare example
tailwaters
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
24
Most frequent letter
E (49)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____wa____ are there?

58. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLOWANCES is among the common words in this set.