9-Letter Words Matching S_____W__

There are 16 9-letter words that match S_____W__. 10 are common words, such as SAFFLOWER and SEMIVOWEL. A rarer one is STANDAWAY. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

safflowersemivowelshallowershallowlyshowdownsshutdownsslowdownsspiderwebsunflowerswallowedsluicewaystreamwayswallowerscallywagshallowedstandaway

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Words
16 (10 common words)
Common example
safflower
Rare example
standaway
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
3

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching s_____w__ are there?

16. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SAFFLOWER is among the common words in this set.