8-Letter Words Matching _O_W____

There are 18 8-letter words that match _O_W____. 8 are common words, such as BOBWHITE and BOXWOODS. A rarer one is TOPWORKS. 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bobwhiteboxwoodscobwebbycogwheeldogwoodsforwardsnonwhitepowwoweddogwatchhogweedslobwormslogwoodsnonwovenbogwoodsbowwowednonwoodynonwordstopworks

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Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
bobwhite
Rare example
topworks
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _o_w____ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOBWHITE is among the common words in this set.