8-Letter Words Matching _____W__

There are 184 8-letter words that match _____W__. 84 are common words, such as ALLEYWAY and BELLOWED. A rarer one is YELLOWLY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (130 words). 69 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 184

Common words

alleywaybellowedbestowalbestowedbillowedborrowedborrowerburrowedburrowercallowercastawaycauseway
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About this list

Words
184 (84 common words)
Common example
alleyway
Rare example
yellowly
Doubled letters
69
Ending in S
32
Most frequent letter
E (130)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____w__ are there?

184. 84 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEYWAY is among the common words in this set.