7-Letter Words Matching _O___W_

There are 14 7-letter words that match _O___W_. 11 are common words, such as BORROWS and BOWWOWS. A rarer one is NONNEWS. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

borrowsbowwowsfollowsgoshawkhoedownhollowskowtowslowdownmorrowspowwowssorrowsdorhawkfogbowsnonnews

About this list

Words
14 (11 common words)
Common example
borrows
Rare example
nonnews
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _o___w_ are there?

14. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BORROWS is among the common words in this set.