11-Letter Words Matching _____EW____

There are 18 11-letter words that match _____EW____. 10 are common words, such as BRIDGEWORKS and CANDLEWICKS. A rarer one is SPONGEWARES. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bridgeworkscandlewicksgentlewomangentlewomenneedlewomanneedlewomenneedleworkspolicewomanpolicewomentumbleweedsbattlewagoncandlewoodsgreasewoodskilonewtonsorangewoodscoursewaressneezeweedsspongewares

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Words
18 (10 common words)
Common example
bridgeworks
Rare example
spongewares
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
O (15)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching _____ew____ are there?

18. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRIDGEWORKS is among the common words in this set.