5-Letter Words Matching W___R

There are 18 5-letter words that match W___R. 12 are common words, such as WADER and WAFER. A rarer one is WIVER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

waderwaferwagerwaterwaverwhirrwiderwiperwiserwooerwrierwryerweberwirerwakerwalerwaxerwiver

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
wader
Rare example
wiver
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching w___r are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WADER is among the common words in this set.