9-Letter Words Matching W______O_

There are 17 9-letter words that match W______O_. 6 are common words, such as WHEREUPON and WHIRLPOOL. A rarer one is WINDTHROW. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

whereuponwhirlpoolwidowhoodwindproofwithstoodwomanhoodwarrantorwaterlooswearproofwherefromwhitewoodwholefoodwalkathonwallarooswanderooswaterzooiwindthrow

About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
whereupon
Rare example
windthrow
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
O (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching w______o_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WHEREUPON is among the common words in this set.