7-Letter Words Matching U_W____

There are 16 7-letter words that match U_W____. 6 are common words, such as UNWINDS and UNWISER. A rarer one is UPWINDS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

unwindsunwiserunwoundunwovenunwrapsupwardsunwagedunweaveunwaxedunwearyunwhiteunwooedunwrungupwaftsupwellsupwinds

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Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
unwinds
Rare example
upwinds
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
N (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching u_w____ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

UNWINDS is among the common words in this set.