7-Letter Words Matching _I___W_

There are 16 7-letter words that match _I___W_. 13 are common words, such as BILLOWS and BILLOWY. A rarer one is PITSAWS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

billowsbillowyjigsawnjigsawsmidtownmildewsminnowspillowsripsawswillowswillowywindowswinnowsmildewypillowypitsaws

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Words
16 (13 common words)
Common example
billows
Rare example
pitsaws
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _i___w_ are there?

16. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BILLOWS is among the common words in this set.