8-Letter Words Matching S____W__

There are 17 8-letter words that match S____W__. 10 are common words, such as SALLOWER and SCALAWAG. A rarer one is SORROWER. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

sallowerscalawagseesawedshadowedsorrowedspeedwayspillwaystairwaystowawaysundownssallowlyshadowersternwaysallowedseafowlsslidewaysorrower

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
sallower
Rare example
sorrower
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
A (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s____w__ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALLOWER is among the common words in this set.