8-Letter Words Matching __W_S___

There are 20 8-letter words that match __W_S___. 11 are common words, such as DOWNSIDE and DOWNSIZE. A rarer one is UNWISHES. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

downsidedownsizepawnshoprewashedrewashestownshiptownsmantownsmenunwashedunwiselyunwisestgownsmanhawkshawlewisiteunwisdomunwishedgownsmenlewissonunwastedunwishes

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Words
20 (11 common words)
Common example
downside
Rare example
unwishes
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
N (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __w_s___ are there?

20. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNSIDE is among the common words in this set.