8-Letter Words Matching ___W___S

There are 200 8-letter words that match ___W___S. 72 are common words, such as AIRWAVES and ALEWIVES. A rarer one is WEBWORKS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (120 words). 55 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 200

Common words

airwavesalewivesartworksblowgunsblowoutsboxwoodsbrawlersbrewpubsbrowniesbrowsersbulwarkscatwalks
airwavesalewivesartworksblowgunsblowoutsboxwoodsbrawlersbrewpubsbrowniesbrowsersbulwarkscatwalkschowderscrawdadscrawlerscrawliescrowbarscutwormsdogwoodsdrawingsdrywallsearwaxesentwinesflawlessforwardsgasworksgrowlersgrownupsgunwalesindwellsinkwellsjaywalkskeywordsknowingslapwingsleewardslegworksmalwaresmidweeksmidwifesmidwivesmugwumpsnarwhalsnetworksoutwardsoutwearsoutworkspaywallsplywoodsprowlersragweedsredwoodsretweetssapwoodsseawallsseawardsseaweedsshowingsshowoffsskywardsslownessspywaresstewardsstowagestinwarestrawlersunawaresuntwistsupswingsviewingswaxwingswaxworksawlwortsblowjobsbrewagesbrewingschewinkscudweedscutworksdyewoodseelwormsfigwortsflowagesgrowingsgumwoodshogweedslobwormslogwoodslugwormsmadwortsmaxwellsmayweedsoldwivespigweedspinwormsplowboysragwortsredwingsribwortsskewnessstewpanstarweedsthewlesstinworksuntwinesviewlesswebwormsasswagesbagwormsbarwaresbaywoodsbedwardsbedwarfsbeswarmsblowoffsbogwoodsbrewisesbrowlessbudwormsburweedsclawlessclowderscrewlesscrowderscrowdiescrownerscrownetsdagwoodsdayworksdrawbarsdrawlersdrownersdyeweedsearwormseisweinsekpwelesentwistseyewinksfanwortsfatwoodsfelwortsfrownersgadwallsgaywingsgnawingsgumweedshaywardshaywireshuswifeshuswivesinkwoodsintwinesintwistslauwinesmanwardsmiswordsmugwortsnonwordsnutwoodsoutwaitsoutwalksoutweepsoutwilesoutwillsoutwindspaxwaxespinwalespinweedspinworksprawnersprewarmsprewarnsprewrapsreawakesredwaresretwistsscowdersscowlersseawantsseawaresskywalkssnowcapssnowlessspawnersstewbumssunwardsteawaresthawlessthowlesstopworkstrawleystrowserstryworksunswearsupsweepsupswellswarworkswaxweedswaxwormswebworks

About this list

Words
200 (72 common words)
Common example
airwaves
Rare example
webworks
Doubled letters
55
Ending in S
200
Most frequent letter
E (120)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___w___s are there?

200. 72 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRWAVES is among the common words in this set.