9-Letter Words Matching __W____S_

There are 18 9-letter words that match __W____S_. 11 are common words, such as BAWDINESS and DOWDINESS. A rarer one is TOWERIEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bawdinessdowdinessgawkinesslowercaselowermostlowlinesspowerlessrowdinesstawdriesttownhouseunwariestnewsflashdownburstjewelfishtawninessbowellessnewsinesstoweriest

About this list

Words
18 (11 common words)
Common example
bawdiness
Rare example
toweriest
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __w____s_ are there?

18. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAWDINESS is among the common words in this set.