11-Letter Words Matching ___W_____S_

There are 12 11-letter words that match ___W_____S_. 7 are common words, such as AWKWARDNESS and COBWEBBIEST. A rarer one is OUTWARDNESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

awkwardnesscobwebbiestflowerinessforwardnessfrowardnessunawarenesswaywardnesscrowdednessbetweennessgrowthinessknowingnessoutwardness

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
awkwardness
Rare example
outwardness
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___w_____s_ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AWKWARDNESS is among the common words in this set.