8-Letter Words Matching ____WA__

There are 121 8-letter words that match ____WA__. 62 are common words, such as ARCHWAYS and BACKWARD. A rarer one is YARDWAND. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (72 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 121

Common words

archwaysbackwardbackwashbeltwayscakewalkcarawayscookwarecoxswaincutawaysdishwaredoorwaysdownward
archwaysbackwardbackwashbeltwayscakewalkcarawayscookwarecoxswaincutawaysdishwaredoorwaysdownwardeastwardedgewaysfairwaysfirewallfirmwareflatwarefolkwaysforewarnfreewarefreewaysgangwaysgatewaysgetawayshallwayshardwareheadwayshighwayshomewardironwarekilowattlandwardlayawaysleftwardlongwayslukewarmmegawattmoonwalkparkwayspathwaysracewaysrailwaysrearwardrenewalsroadwaysrunawayssidewalksidewallsidewaysslipwayssoftwaresomewaysstalwartstemwarethruwaystidewaystollwaysuntowardwalkwayswestwardwindwardareawayschinwagscordwaindownwashflatwaysfootwallgigawattgurdwaraheadwardheatwavehindwardovenwarepetawattpolewardropewaysshipwayssidewardtaxiwaysterawatttramwayszugzwangbecowardbendwaysbikewaysbushwahscanewarecitywardclaywareduckwalkfishwaysflatwashflyawaysfoodwaysfootwaysgiftwaregoalwardlanewayslifewaysmisawardmoldwarpmoonwardnanowattoutswareoverwarmoverwarypalewaysrainwashrerewardrollwaysropewalksahiwalsselfwardskidwaysslipwarethrawarttowawayswindwayswirewaysyardwand

About this list

Words
121 (62 common words)
Common example
archways
Rare example
yardwand
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
54
Most frequent letter
S (72)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____wa__ are there?

121. 62 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARCHWAYS is among the common words in this set.