8-Letter Words Containing NW

There are 76 8-letter words that contain NW. 22 are common words, such as DOWNWARD and DOWNWIND. A rarer one is UNWORKED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 76

Common words

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downwarddownwindgunwalesinwardlyironwareironwoodironworkloanwordmoonwalknonwhiteopenworkpinwheeltinwaresunwantedunwarierunwarilyunwashedunwieldyunwiselyunwisestunwontedunworthychinwagsdownwashhornwortinweavedinweavesironweedmoonwortnonwovenovenwarepinwormssternwaytinworksunwarmedunwarnedunweanedunweavedunweavesunwilledunwisdomunwishedenwheelsenwombedfanwortsgreenwayhornworminwalledmanwardsmoonwardnonwoodynonwordspinwalespinweedspinworksrainwashrainwearspanwormsunwardstownweartrainwayunwalledunwaningunwarpedunwastedunweddedunweededunweightunweldedunwettedunwifelyunwinderunwishesunwittedunwoodedunworked

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Words
76 (22 common words)
Common example
downward
Rare example
unworked
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
E (48)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing nw are there?

76. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNWARD is among the common words in this set.