12-Letter Words Matching _________W__

There are 16 12-letter words that match _________W__. 8 are common words, such as COMPANIONWAY and FLAMETHROWER. A rarer one is QUARTERSAWED. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

companionwayflamethrowerforeshadowedmulligatawnyovershadowedstraightawaysuperhighwaythistledownscuckooflowerfennelflowerforeshadowerpasqueflowersparrowhawkscounterpoweroverborrowedquartersawed

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
companionway
Rare example
quartersawed
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
R (13)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _________w__ are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COMPANIONWAY is among the common words in this set.