8-Letter Words Matching ___WA___

There are 72 8-letter words that match ___WA___. 25 are common words, such as AIRWAVES and BULWARKS. A rarer one is UNAWAKED. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (55 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 72

Common words

airwavesbulwarkscatwalksdrywallsearwaxesforwardsgunwalesjaywalksknowableleewardsmalwaresoutwards
airwavesbulwarkscatwalksdrywallsearwaxesforwardsgunwalesjaywalksknowableleewardsmalwaresoutwardspaywallsreawakenseawallsseawardsseawaterskywardsspywaresstewardsstowagesstowawaytinwaresunawaresunswayedbrewageschewablecutwaterdogwatchdrawableenswatheflowagesplowableunswatheviewableasswagedasswagesavowableavowablybarwaresbedwardsbedwarfsbeswarmseyewatergadwallsgnawablegrowablehaywardsinswathemanwardsmidwatchoutwaitsoutwalksoutwasteoutwatchpaxwaxespinwalesprewarmsprewarnsradwastereawakedreawakesredwaresseawantsseawaresshowableskywalksstowablesubwayedsunwardsteawaresunawaked

About this list

Words
72 (25 common words)
Common example
airwaves
Rare example
unawaked
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
43
Most frequent letter
S (55)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___wa___ are there?

72. 25 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRWAVES is among the common words in this set.