7-Letter Words Matching __GW___

There are 21 7-letter words that match __GW___. 8 are common words, such as BIGWIGS and DOGWOOD. A rarer one is MUGWORT. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

bigwigsdogwoodhogwashlegworkmugwumpragweedwigwagswigwamsbagwormfigworthogweedlogwoodlugwormpigweedragwortbagwigsbogwoodcogwaysdagwoodlogwaysmugwort

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Words
21 (8 common words)
Common example
bigwigs
Rare example
mugwort
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __gw___ are there?

21. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BIGWIGS is among the common words in this set.