9-Letter Words Matching M___W____

There are 18 9-letter words that match M___W____. 5 are common words, such as MEANWHILE and MEGAWATTS. A rarer one is MUCKWORMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

meanwhilemegawattsmenswearsmilkweedsmoonwalksmailwomanmealwormsmeltwatermeshworksmilkwortsmillworksmoonwortsmoorwortsmicawbersmilkwoodsmisawardsmoldwarpsmuckworms

About this list

Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
meanwhile
Rare example
muckworms
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching m___w____ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MEANWHILE is among the common words in this set.