8-Letter Words Matching ____W_N_

There are 40 8-letter words that match ____W_N_. 18 are common words, such as ALLOWING and DOWNWIND. A rarer one is YARDWAND. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

allowingdownwindelbowingendowingforewentheadwindhoodwinklacewingrenewingresewingresowingscrewing
allowingdownwindelbowingendowingforewentheadwindhoodwinklacewingrenewingresewingresowingscrewingstrawingstrewingtailwindthrowingwidowingwoodwindarrowingbedewingbeeswingbitewingforewingoverwindzugzwangembowingindowingkotowingleftwingmiaowingparawingpshawingresawingshrewingsinewingstrowingthrawingunmewingunsewingyardwand

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Words
40 (18 common words)
Common example
allowing
Rare example
yardwand
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (37)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w_n_ are there?

40. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLOWING is among the common words in this set.