5-Letter Words Matching W_D__

There are 16 5-letter words that match W_D__. 9 are common words, such as WADED and WADER. A rarer one is WIDDY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

wadedwaderwadeswadiswedgewidenwiderwidowwidthwadgewideswodgewaddywedelwedgywiddy

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
waded
Rare example
widdy
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching w_d__ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WADED is among the common words in this set.