8-Letter Words Matching ____W_L_

There are 23 8-letter words that match ____W_L_. 12 are common words, such as BEJEWELS and CAKEWALK. A rarer one is THRAWNLY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

bejewelscakewalkfarewellfirewallfreewillgoodwillmoonwalkrenewalsshrewdlysidewalksidewallwerewolfaardwolffootwallgromwellpigswillduckwalkembowelsoverwilyropewalksahiwalssemiwildthrawnly

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Words
23 (12 common words)
Common example
bejewels
Rare example
thrawnly
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w_l_ are there?

23. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEJEWELS is among the common words in this set.