9-Letter Words Matching ____S__W_

There are 15 9-letter words that match ____S__W_. 8 are common words, such as COLESLAWS and CROSSBOWS. A rarer one is CARASSOWS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

coleslawscrossbowscrosstownpeepshowsrickshawsroadshowssideshowsswansdowncurassowsforeshownforeshowsfrogspawnhawkshawskickshawscarassows

About this list

Words
15 (8 common words)
Common example
coleslaws
Rare example
carassows
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____s__w_ are there?

15. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COLESLAWS is among the common words in this set.