10-Letter Words Matching ___W____S_

There are 16 10-letter words that match ___W____S_. 9 are common words, such as AWKWARDEST and BRAWNINESS. A rarer one is SHOWERLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

awkwardestbrawninessdrowsinesseyewitnessfloweriestflowerlessforwardestfrowzinessstewardessearwitnessfrowstiestgrewsomestgrowlinessgrowthiestknowingestshowerless

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Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
awkwardest
Rare example
showerless
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___w____s_ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AWKWARDEST is among the common words in this set.