9-Letter Words Matching ____W_I__

There are 27 9-letter words that match ____W_I__. 11 are common words, such as COXSWAINS and DISOWNING. A rarer one is SQUAWFISH. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

coxswainsdisowningedelweisserstwhilemeanwhileoverwritescrawlingscrawniersprawlingsquawkingtypewritebullwhips
coxswainsdisowningedelweisserstwhilemeanwhileoverwritescrawlingscrawniersprawlingsquawkingtypewritebullwhipslintwhiteoverweighshrewmiceantiwhitebehowlingcordwainshandwriteimpawningrenowningscrawlierscrewlikeshrewdiesshrewlikesprawliersquawfish

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Words
27 (11 common words)
Common example
coxswains
Rare example
squawfish
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____w_i__ are there?

27. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COXSWAINS is among the common words in this set.