9-Letter Words Matching ___W__L__

There are 18 9-letter words that match ___W__L__. 4 are common words, such as INDWELLED and SNOWBALLS. A rarer one is UPSWOLLEN. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

indwelledsnowballssnowfallstrowelledblowholesskewbaldsblowballserewhilesindwellernarwhalesoutwilledsnowbellssnowbeltssnowmeltssnowmoldssubworldsupswelledupswollen

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Words
18 (4 common words)
Common example
indwelled
Rare example
upswollen
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___w__l__ are there?

18. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

INDWELLED is among the common words in this set.