12-Letter Words Matching W_________E_

There are 40 12-letter words that match W_________E_. 22 are common words, such as WANTONNESSES and WATERBOARDED. A rarer one is WOOLGATHERER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (35 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

wantonnesseswaterboardedwatercourseswatercresseswaterinesseswaterproofedweightlifterwheezinesseswhiffletreeswhippletreeswholeheartedwickednesses
wantonnesseswaterboardedwatercourseswatercresseswaterinesseswaterproofedweightlifterwheezinesseswhiffletreeswhippletreeswholeheartedwickednesseswildernesseswilfulnesseswobblinesseswoefulnesseswoodennesseswoodsinesseswoollinessesworkingwomenworthinesseswristwatcheswarehousemenweighbridgeswhencesoeverwhipstitcheswicketkeeperwitchgrasseswoolgatheredwunderkinderwaterfloodedwaterprooferweaklinessesweisenheimerwhipstitchedwifelinesseswintrinesseswontednesseswoodenheadedwoolgatherer

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Words
40 (22 common words)
Common example
wantonnesses
Rare example
woolgatherer
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
24
Most frequent letter
E (35)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching w_________e_ are there?

40. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WANTONNESSES is among the common words in this set.