9-Letter Words Matching __W____L_

There are 22 9-letter words that match __W____L_. 9 are common words, such as DOWNFALLS and DOWNHILLS. A rarer one is HOWLINGLY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

downfallsdownhillsdownscalelawlesslymawkishlynewsgirlsnewsreelstownsfolkunworldlydownfieldfawninglyhawkbillshawkishlyhawseholesewellelsunwomanlyyawninglydownhaulsdowsabelsgawkishlyhawksbillhowlingly

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Words
22 (9 common words)
Common example
downfalls
Rare example
howlingly
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __w____l_ are there?

22. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNFALLS is among the common words in this set.