7-Letter Words Matching ____L_W

There are 15 7-letter words that match ____L_W. 5 are common words, such as AIRFLOW and DEWCLAW. A rarer one is SUNGLOW. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

airflowdewclawoutflowshallowswallowairglowflyblowmudflowwhitlowcatclawdayglowflyblewoutflewoutglowsunglow

About this list

Words
15 (5 common words)
Common example
airflow
Rare example
sunglow
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____l_w are there?

15. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRFLOW is among the common words in this set.