8-Letter Words Matching ____AW__

There are 35 8-letter words that match ____AW__. 15 are common words, such as CASTAWAY and FOLDAWAY. A rarer one is WELLAWAY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 35

Common words

castawayfoldawaygiveawaygoshawksguffawedheehawedhideawayjigsawedoutlawedoverawedoverawesscalawag
castawayfoldawaygiveawaygoshawksguffawedheehawedhideawayjigsawedoutlawedoverawedoverawesscalawagseesawedstowawaywalkawaybradawlsdeclawedoutlawryrockawayrollawaytakeawaytearawaybaklawasbecrawlsdorhawksfadeawayfallawayhereawayoutbawlsoutfawnspredawnsredrawerthatawayunthawedwellaway

About this list

Words
35 (15 common words)
Common example
castaway
Rare example
wellaway
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____aw__ are there?

35. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CASTAWAY is among the common words in this set.