8-Letter Words Matching __W___S_

There are 24 8-letter words that match __W___S_. 16 are common words, such as BAWDIEST and DEWINESS. A rarer one is TOWNLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

bawdiestdewinessdowdiestdowncastdowniestgawkiestjowliestlewdnesslowliestnewscastnewsiestrowdiestrowdyismsawhorsetawniestunwisestdownwashrowdyishdowdyishfawniesthawknosenewslesspawkiesttownless

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Words
24 (16 common words)
Common example
bawdiest
Rare example
townless
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __w___s_ are there?

24. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAWDIEST is among the common words in this set.