5-Letter Words Matching W_I__

There are 39 5-letter words that match W_I__. 29 are common words, such as WAIFS and WAILS. A rarer one is WRIES. In this set, H is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 39

Common words

waifswailswainswaistwaitswaiveweighweirdweirswhichwhiffwhile
waifswailswainswaistwaitswaiveweighweirdweirswhichwhiffwhilewhimswhinewhinywhipswhirlwhirrwhirswhiskwhistwhitewhitswhizzwrierwringwristwritewritswhinswhiptwhishwhitywairswhidswhigswrickwriedwries

About this list

Words
39 (29 common words)
Common example
waifs
Rare example
wries
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
H (22)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching w_i__ are there?

39. 29 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WAIFS is among the common words in this set.