9-Letter Words Matching G___W____

There are 12 9-letter words that match G___W____. 3 are common words, such as GEARWHEEL and GLOWWORMS. A rarer one is GRUBWORMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

gearwheelglowwormsgoodwillsgigawattsgreywackegromwellsgulfweedsgapewormsgiftwaresgoodwivesgraywackegrubworms

About this list

Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
gearwheel
Rare example
grubworms
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching g___w____ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GEARWHEEL is among the common words in this set.