12-Letter Words Matching _W_________S

There are 17 12-letter words that match _W_________S. 5 are common words, such as SWALLOWTAILS and SWANKINESSES. A rarer one is SWORDPLAYERS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

swallowtailsswankinessesswitchbladesswitchboardstwelvemonthsdwarfishnessswingletreestweedinesseskwashiorkorsowlishnessesswainishnessswampinessesswashbucklessweaterdresssweatinessessweepingnessswordplayers

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Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
swallowtails
Rare example
swordplayers
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _w_________s are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SWALLOWTAILS is among the common words in this set.