12-Letter Words Matching ____W____E__

There are 16 12-letter words that match ____W____E__. 6 are common words, such as BACKWARDNESS and BIRDWATCHERS. A rarer one is OVERWITHHELD. 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

backwardnessbirdwatchersbushwhackerslukewarmnessscrewdriversunlawfulnesshomewreckersshrewishnessstalwartnessstrawflowersuntowardnesscartwheelersdownwardnessfreewheelershandwringersoverwithheld

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Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
backwardness
Rare example
overwithheld
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
15

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____w____e__ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARDNESS is among the common words in this set.