8-Letter Words Matching ____W_R_

There are 173 8-letter words that match ____W_R_. 62 are common words, such as BACKWARD and BARBWIRE. A rarer one is YARDWORK. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (139 words). 21 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 173

Common words

backwardbarbwirebodyworkbookwormbusyworkbuzzwordcareworncaseworkcookwaredishwaredownwardeastward
backwardbarbwirebodyworkbookwormbusyworkbuzzwordcareworncaseworkcookwaredishwaredownwardeastwardembowersempowersfireworkfirmwareflatwareflatwormfootworkforewarnforewordforsworeforswornfreewarefretworkglowwormhackworkhandworkhardwareheadwordhomewardhomeworkhookworminchwormironwareironworklaceworklandwardleftwardlifeworkloanwordlukewarmopenworkoverworkpasswordrearwardringwormroadworkshopwornsilkwormsoftwarestalwartstemwaretapewormteamworkthrowerstimewornuntowardwestwardwidowerswindwardwoodworkwoodwormarmywormbellwortbollwormbookworkcasewormclamwormcodewordcolewortcribworkdropwortfirewormfishwormfleawortfootwornforewornformworkgapewormgurdwarahairwormheadwardheadworkhindwardhoneworthornwortleadwortlinkworklungwormlungwortmealwormmeshworkmilkwortmillworkmoonwortmoorwortmuckwormovenwareoverwordpilewortpipeworkpolewardsaltwortshipwormshitworksidewardslopworkslowwormsoapwortstarworttaskworktimeworktoilworntripwirewireworkwirewormbeadworkbecowardbuhlworkcanewarecapeworkcitywardclaywarecussworddamewortdanewortductworkendowersfarmworkflatworkgiftwaregoalwardgrubwormhairworkhardwirehornwormimbowersimpowerskotowerslathworkleadworkleafwormmisawardmoldwarpmoonwardoutswareoutsworeoutswornoverwarmoverwaryoverworeoverwornrackworkrenewersrepowersrerewardrockworksaltworksandwormsandwortscrewersseatworkselfwardslipwarespanwormstrewersstudworkthrawarttubeworkwhipwormwoolworkyardwork

About this list

Words
173 (62 common words)
Common example
backward
Rare example
yardwork
Doubled letters
21
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
O (139)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w_r_ are there?

173. 62 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARD is among the common words in this set.