9-Letter Words Matching ____W_A__

There are 12 9-letter words that match ____W_A__. 8 are common words, such as BUSHWHACK and FOOTWEARS. A rarer one is OVERWEARS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

bushwhackfootwearsforswearsknitwearsmenswearsscrewballsomewhatsthrowbackoverwearybackwrapsoutswearsoverwears

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Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
bushwhack
Rare example
overwears
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____w_a__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUSHWHACK is among the common words in this set.