9-Letter Words Matching __W___O__

There are 12 9-letter words that match __W___O__. 8 are common words, such as DOWNSPOUT and LOWERMOST. A rarer one is UNWISDOMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

downspoutlowermostnewsgroupnewsroomspawnshopspowerboattownsfolkunwelcomehawseholedownslopelewissonsunwisdoms

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
downspout
Rare example
unwisdoms
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __w___o__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNSPOUT is among the common words in this set.