5-Letter Words Matching W_R__

There are 26 5-letter words that match W_R__. 21 are common words, such as WARDS and WARES. A rarer one is WARKS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

wardswareswarmswarnswarpswartswartywiredwireswordswordyworks
wardswareswarmswarnswarpswartswartywiredwireswordswordyworksworldwormswormyworryworseworstworthwortswurstwershwirerwirrawaredwarks

About this list

Words
26 (21 common words)
Common example
wards
Rare example
warks
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching w_r__ are there?

26. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WARDS is among the common words in this set.