7-Letter Words Matching W___A__

There are 40 7-letter words that match W___A__. 20 are common words, such as WAGTAIL and WALLABY. A rarer one is WOORARI. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

wagtailwallabywannabewarfarewarpathwarrantwassailwastagewattagewaylaidwaylayswayward
wagtailwallabywannabewarfarewarpathwarrantwassailwastagewattagewaylaidwaylayswaywardwebcamswebcastwelfarewetlandwigwagswigwamswombatswordagewaftagewallahswantagewarpageweasandwebpagewhidahswhydahswindagewooraliwadmaalwadmalswanganswarsawswattapeweazandwessandwickapewiseasswoorari

About this list

Words
40 (20 common words)
Common example
wagtail
Rare example
woorari
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
A (23)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching w___a__ are there?

40. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WAGTAIL is among the common words in this set.