12-Letter Words Matching ____W______S

There are 30 12-letter words that match ____W______S. 15 are common words, such as BACKWARDNESS and BIRDWATCHERS. A rarer one is WIDOWERHOODS. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

backwardnessbirdwatchersbushwhackersempowermentshandwritingslukewarmnessnewsweekliesscrewdriversscrewinessessemiweekliesshrewdnessesstrawberries
backwardnessbirdwatchersbushwhackersempowermentshandwritingslukewarmnessnewsweekliesscrewdriversscrewinessessemiweekliesshrewdnessesstrawberriestypewritingsunlawfulnesswoodworkingshomewreckersshrewishnessstalwartnessstrawflowersuntowardnesscartwheelersdownwardnessfreewheelersfreewritingshandwringersnewswritingsplaywritingsracewalkingssongwritingswidowerhoods

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Words
30 (15 common words)
Common example
backwardness
Rare example
widowerhoods
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
30
Most frequent letter
R (27)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____w______s are there?

30. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARDNESS is among the common words in this set.