8-Letter Words Matching __O_W___

There are 33 8-letter words that match __O_W___. 16 are common words, such as BOOKWORM and COOKWARE. A rarer one is WOOLWORK. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

bookwormcookwaredoorwaysfootwearfootworkglowwormgoodwillhoodwinkhookwormironwareironwoodironwork
bookwormcookwaredoorwaysfootwearfootworkglowwormgoodwillhoodwinkhookwormironwareironwoodironworkmoonwalkshopwornwoodwindwoodworkwoodwormbookworkdropwortfootwallfootworngoodwifegromwellironweedknotweedmoonwortmoorwortslopworkslowwormfoodwaysfootwaysmoonwardwoolwork

About this list

Words
33 (16 common words)
Common example
bookworm
Rare example
woolwork
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
O (29)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __o_w___ are there?

33. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOOKWORM is among the common words in this set.