7-Letter Words Matching N_W____

There are 12 7-letter words that match N_W____. 9 are common words, such as NEWBIES and NEWBORN. A rarer one is NOWNESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

newbiesnewbornnewnessnewsboynewsiernewsmannewsmennewtonsnowherenewmownnewsiesnowness

About this list

Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
newbies
Rare example
nowness
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching n_w____ are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEWBIES is among the common words in this set.