8-Letter Words Matching ___W__L_

There are 39 8-letter words that match ___W__L_. 12 are common words, such as AVOWEDLY and DROWSILY. A rarer one is UPSWELLS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 39

Common words

avowedlydrowsilydrywallsfrowzilyindwellsinkwellsknowablenarwhalspaywallsseawallssnowballsnowfall
avowedlydrowsilydrywallsfrowzilyindwellsinkwellsknowablenarwhalspaywallsseawallssnowballsnowfallblowholechewabledrawableerewhilemaxwellsplowableskewbaldsnowbeltviewableavowableavowablyblowballblowsilyblowzilybrawnilygadwallsgnawablegrowablenarwhaleoutwillsshowablesnowbellsnowmeltsnowmoldstowablesubworldupswells

About this list

Words
39 (12 common words)
Common example
avowedly
Rare example
upswells
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
A (24)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___w__l_ are there?

39. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AVOWEDLY is among the common words in this set.