4-Letter Words Matching W_E_

There are 17 4-letter words that match W_E_. 13 are common words, such as WEED and WEEK. A rarer one is WYES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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About this list

Words
17 (13 common words)
Common example
weed
Rare example
wyes
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching w_e_ are there?

17. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WEED is among the common words in this set.