9-Letter Words Matching __W_S____

There are 25 9-letter words that match __W_S____. 14 are common words, such as DOWNSCALE and DOWNSHIFT. A rarer one is UNWISHING. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 25

Common words

downscaledownshiftdownsidesdownsizeddownsizesdownspoutdownstagedownstatedownswingnewsstandpawnshopsrewashing
downscaledownshiftdownsidesdownsizeddownsizesdownspoutdownstagedownstatedownswingnewsstandpawnshopsrewashingtownsfolktownshipshawkshawstownscapecowlstaffdownslidedownslopehawksbilllewisiteslewissonsunwashedsunwisdomsunwishing

About this list

Words
25 (14 common words)
Common example
downscale
Rare example
unwishing
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
N (21)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __w_s____ are there?

25. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNSCALE is among the common words in this set.