8-Letter Words Matching ____S__W

There are 14 8-letter words that match ____S__W. 6 are common words, such as COLESLAW and CROSSBOW. A rarer one is POSTSHOW. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

coleslawcrossbowpeepshowrickshawroadshowsideshowcrenshawcurassowforeshowhawkshawkickshawcarassowoverslowpostshow

About this list

Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
coleslaw
Rare example
postshow
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____s__w are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COLESLAW is among the common words in this set.