5-Letter Words Matching W_E__

There are 27 5-letter words that match W_E__. 23 are common words, such as WEEDS and WEEDY. A rarer one is WHEWS. 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

weedsweedyweeksweensweenyweepsweepyweestwhealwheatwheelwhelk
weedsweedyweeksweensweenyweepsweepyweestwhealwheatwheelwhelkwhelmwhelpwhenswherewhetswheyswieldwreakwreckwrenswrestwheenweetswheepwhews

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Words
27 (23 common words)
Common example
weeds
Rare example
whews
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching w_e__ are there?

27. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WEEDS is among the common words in this set.