8-Letter Words Matching ____W__E

There are 44 8-letter words that match ____W__E. 15 are common words, such as BARBWIRE and COOKWARE. A rarer one is WEFTWISE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 44

Common words

barbwirecookwaredishwareedgewisefirmwarefishwifeflatwareforsworefreewarehardwareironwarelikewise
barbwirecookwaredishwareedgewisefirmwarefishwifeflatwareforsworefreewarehardwareironwarelikewisesidewisesoftwarestemwarepairwisebendwisecitywidecrabwiseflatwisegoodwifeheatwaveovenwaresomewisestepwisetripwirecanewareclaywarefarmwifefesswisegiftwarehardwirekalewifelongwiseoutswareoutsworeoverwideoverwiseoverworepalewiseshrewdieslipwarewarpwiseweftwise

About this list

Words
44 (15 common words)
Common example
barbwire
Rare example
weftwise
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (30)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w__e are there?

44. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARBWIRE is among the common words in this set.