8-Letter Words Matching M_____W_

There are 12 8-letter words that match M_____W_. 2 are common words, such as MARKDOWN and MELTDOWN. A rarer one is MOONBOWS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

markdownmeltdownmoorfowlmudflowsmisdrawnmisdrawsmisgrownmisgrowsmisknownmisknowsmistbowsmoonbows

About this list

Words
12 (2 common words)
Common example
markdown
Rare example
moonbows
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
O (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m_____w_ are there?

12. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MARKDOWN is among the common words in this set.