8-Letter Words Matching ____W__T

There are 32 8-letter words that match ____W__T. 5 are common words, such as FOREWENT and KILOWATT. A rarer one is THRAWART. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 32

Common words

forewentkilowattmegawattsomewhatstalwartbellwortcolewortdropwortfleawortgigawatthoneworthornwort
forewentkilowattmegawattsomewhatstalwartbellwortcolewortdropwortfleawortgigawatthoneworthornwortleadwortlungwortmilkwortmoonwortmoorwortpetawattpilewortsaltwortsoapwortstarwortterawattthrowoutdamewortdaneworthandwritnanowattpeetweetsandwortstrawhatthrawart

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Words
32 (5 common words)
Common example
forewent
Rare example
thrawart
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w__t are there?

32. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FOREWENT is among the common words in this set.