8-Letter Words Matching __GW____

There are 16 8-letter words that match __GW____. 5 are common words, such as COGWHEEL and DOGWOODS. A rarer one is MUGWORTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

cogwheeldogwoodslegworksmugwumpsragweedsdogwatchfigwortshogweedslogwoodslugwormspigweedsragwortsbagwormsbogwoodsdagwoodsmugworts

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
cogwheel
Rare example
mugworts
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __gw____ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COGWHEEL is among the common words in this set.