9-Letter Words Matching __WS_____

There are 24 9-letter words that match __WS_____. 13 are common words, such as BOWSPRITS and BOWSTRING. A rarer one is NEWSPEAKS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

bowspritsbowstringhowsoevernewscastsnewsgirlsnewsgroupnewspapernewsprintnewsreelsnewsroomsnewsstandnewswomannewswomennewsflashhawseholehawsepipenewsagentnewshounddawsonitedowsabelsnewsbreaknewshawksnewsinessnewspeaks

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Words
24 (13 common words)
Common example
bowsprits
Rare example
newspeaks
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __ws_____ are there?

24. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOWSPRITS is among the common words in this set.