8-Letter Words Matching ____W__D

There are 98 8-letter words that match ____W__D. 38 are common words, such as BACKWARD and BASSWOOD. A rarer one is YARDWAND. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (64 words). 58 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 98

Common words

backwardbasswoodbentwoodbindweedbuzzworddeadwooddisowneddownwarddownwindduckweedeastwardfirewood
backwardbasswoodbentwoodbindweedbuzzworddeadwooddisowneddownwarddownwindduckweedeastwardfirewoodforewordhardwoodheadwindheadwordhomewardironwoodlandwardleftwardloanwordlocoweedmilkweedpasswordpulpwoodrearwardrenownedrosewoodscrawledsoftwoodsprawledsquawkedtailwinduntowardwestwardwindwardwoodwindwormwoodagueweedbearwoodbeefwoodblueweedcodewordcordwoodcorkwoodfireweedgoutweedgulfweedhawkweedheadwardhindwardironweedkingwoodknapweedknotweedoverwindoverwordpinewoodpokeweedpolewardpondweedpreownedrockweedsidewardsilkweedsourwoodteakwoodwildwoodagalwoodantiweedbackwoodbecowardbehowledbluewoodbullweedcitywardcussworddaneweeddeerweedfuelwoodgoalwardhempweedimpawnedlacewoodlatewoodmilkwoodmisawardmoonwardporkwoodrerewardrichweedsasswoodselfwardsemiwildsnapweedsumpweedungownedyardwand

About this list

Words
98 (38 common words)
Common example
backward
Rare example
yardwand
Doubled letters
58
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (64)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w__d are there?

98. 38 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARD is among the common words in this set.