10-Letter Words Matching W_____E___

There are 18 10-letter words that match W_____E___. 11 are common words, such as WATERMELON and WHATSOEVER. A rarer one is WITCHWEEDS. 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

watermelonwhatsoeverwhensoeverwhiteheadswhomsoeverwildebeestwindbreaksworksheetsworrimentswretchederwretchedlyworkpieceswashateriawasheteriawaterleafswaterweedswhitebeardwitchweeds

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Words
18 (11 common words)
Common example
watermelon
Rare example
witchweeds
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching w_____e___ are there?

18. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WATERMELON is among the common words in this set.