9-Letter Words Matching ____W___R

There are 20 9-letter words that match ____W___R. 9 are common words, such as BACKWATER and DISHWATER. A rarer one is THROWSTER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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About this list

Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
backwater
Rare example
throwster
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (20)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____w___r are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWATER is among the common words in this set.