10-Letter Words Matching __W___I___

There are 17 10-letter words that match __W___I___. 7 are common words, such as BOWSTRINGS and COWARDICES. A rarer one is UPWELLINGS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

bowstringscowardicesdownshiftsdownswingslawmakingsnewsprintstowellingsbowerbirdshawsepiecehawsepipesreworkingsdawsonitesdownslideshawksbillsjawboningslawyeringsupwellings

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Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
bowstrings
Rare example
upwellings
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __w___i___ are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOWSTRINGS is among the common words in this set.