10-Letter Words Matching __W_S_____

There are 20 10-letter words that match __W_S_____. 12 are common words, such as DOWNSCALED and DOWNSCALES. A rarer one is TOWNSCAPES. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

downscaleddownscalesdownshiftsdownsizingdownspoutsdownstairsdownstatesdownstreamdownswingsnewsstandstownswomantownswomendownstrokecowlstaffscowlstavesdownslidesdownstagesdownstaterhawksbillstownscapes

About this list

Words
20 (12 common words)
Common example
downscaled
Rare example
townscapes
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
O (18)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __w_s_____ are there?

20. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNSCALED is among the common words in this set.