9-Letter Words Matching _____W_S_

There are 22 9-letter words that match _____W_S_. 17 are common words, such as BRAINWASH and CALLOWEST. A rarer one is WIDTHWISE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

brainwashcallowestclockwisecrosswisehollowestleastwisemellowestmouthwashnarrowestnorthwestotherwisesallowestslantwisesouthwestwhitewashyellowestyellowishcoastwisegalliwasppiecewisesallowishwidthwise

About this list

Words
22 (17 common words)
Common example
brainwash
Rare example
widthwise
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____w_s_ are there?

22. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRAINWASH is among the common words in this set.