9-Letter Words Matching __W___A__

There are 17 9-letter words that match __W___A__. 10 are common words, such as DOWNBEATS and DOWNDRAFT. A rarer one is SOWBREADS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

downbeatsdowndraftdowngradedownloadsdownplaysdownscaledownstagedownstatelowercasenewsstandnewsflashhawkshawstownscapecowlstaffnewspeaksshwanpanssowbreads

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
downbeats
Rare example
sowbreads
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __w___a__ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNBEATS is among the common words in this set.