12-Letter Words Matching __W________S

There are 23 12-letter words that match __W________S. 10 are common words, such as BEWITCHMENTS and COWARDLINESS. A rarer one is UPWARDNESSES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

bewitchmentscowardlinesslawbreakingslawfulnessesnewsweekliespawnbrokingstawdrinessesunwarinessesunwieldinessunworthinessinwardnessespowerfulnessbewitcheriesbowdlerizersdownwardnessnewswritingspowerbrokersrowanberriessewabilitiestowardlinessunwashednessunwontednessupwardnesses

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Words
23 (10 common words)
Common example
bewitchments
Rare example
upwardnesses
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
23
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching __w________s are there?

23. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEWITCHMENTS is among the common words in this set.