6-Letter Words Matching ___L_W

There are 26 6-letter words that match ___L_W. 20 are common words, such as BELLOW and BILLOW. A rarer one is UPFLOW. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

bellowbillowbyelawcallowcurlewfallowfellowfollowhallowhollowinflowmallow
bellowbillowbyelawcallowcurlewfallowfellowfollowhallowhollowinflowmallowmellowoutlawpillowsallowtallowwallowwillowyellowdeclawreflowbarlowreflewreglowupflow

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Words
26 (20 common words)
Common example
bellow
Rare example
upflow
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (22)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___l_w are there?

26. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELLOW is among the common words in this set.