8-Letter Words Matching W_____S_

There are 75 8-letter words that match W_____S_. 44 are common words, such as WACKIEST and WAITRESS. A rarer one is WOULDEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (71 words). 44 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 75

Common words

wackiestwaitresswarhorsewarinesswarmnesswartiestwashiestwavinesswaxinessweakfishweaknessweariest
wackiestwaitresswarhorsewarinesswarmnesswartiestwashiestwavinesswaxinessweakfishweaknessweariestweediestweedlessweeniestweepiestweirdestwellnesswhiniestwhiplashwhoreishwidenesswifelesswildnesswilinesswimpiestwindiestwindlasswindlesswinglesswirelesswirinesswispiestwittiestwomanishwonkiestwoodiestwooliestwooziestwordiestwordlesswormiestwrongestwussiestwakelesswardresswaterishwebbiestwolffishwagelesswarpwisewartlesswaspiestwattlesswavelesswedgiestweftwiseweldlesswenniestwestmostwhatnesswhitiestwiftiestwiggiestwinelesswingiestwisenesswishlesswithiestwomanisewombiestwoodlessworklesswornnesswouldest

About this list

Words
75 (44 common words)
Common example
wackiest
Rare example
wouldest
Doubled letters
44
Ending in S
32
Most frequent letter
E (71)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w_____s_ are there?

75. 44 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WACKIEST is among the common words in this set.