5-Letter Words Matching W___Y

There are 41 5-letter words that match W___Y. 23 are common words, such as WACKY and WANLY. A rarer one is WOMBY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 41

Common words

wackywanlywartywashywearyweedyweenyweepywetlywhinywimpywindy
wackywanlywartywashywearyweedyweenyweepywetlywhinywimpywindywispywittywonkywoodywoolywoozywordywormyworrywrylywussywallywebbywellywhitywillywithywaddywaneywaspywaveywedgywennywiddywiftywiggywineywingywomby

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Words
41 (23 common words)
Common example
wacky
Rare example
womby
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching w___y are there?

41. 23 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WACKY is among the common words in this set.