8-Letter Words Matching ____W_Y_

There are 50 8-letter words that match ____W_Y_. 30 are common words, such as ARCHWAYS and BELTWAYS. A rarer one is WIREWAYS. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 50

Common words

archwaysbeltwayscarawayscutawaysdoorwaysedgewaysfairwaysfolkwaysfreewaysgangwaysgatewaysgetaways
archwaysbeltwayscarawayscutawaysdoorwaysedgewaysfairwaysfolkwaysfreewaysgangwaysgatewaysgetawayshallwaysheadwayshighwayslayawayslongwaysparkwayspathwaysracewaysrailwaysroadwaysrunawayssidewaysslipwayssomewaysthruwaystidewaystollwayswalkwaysareawaysflatwaysropewaysshipwaystaxiwaystramwaysbendwaysbikewaysfishwaysflyawaysfoodwaysfootwayslanewayslifewayspalewaysrollwaysskidwaystowawayswindwayswireways

About this list

Words
50 (30 common words)
Common example
archways
Rare example
wireways
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
50

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____w_y_ are there?

50. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARCHWAYS is among the common words in this set.