8-Letter Words Matching __A_W___

There are 41 8-letter words that match __A_W___. 12 are common words, such as DEADWOOD and FLATWARE. A rarer one is SPANWORM. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 41

Common words

deadwoodflatwareflatwormheadwaysheadwindheadwordloanwordrearwardroadwaysroadworkstalwartteamwork
deadwoodflatwareflatwormheadwaysheadwindheadwordloanwordrearwardroadwaysroadworkstalwartteamworkbearwoodclamwormcrabwiseflatwaysflatwiseheadwardheadworkheatwaveknapweedleadwortmealwormsoapwortstarwortteakwoodthalwegstramwaysagalwoodbeadworkclaywareflatwashflatworkgoalwardleadworkleafwormmiaowingplaywearseatworksnapweedspanworm

About this list

Words
41 (12 common words)
Common example
deadwood
Rare example
spanworm
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
R (28)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __a_w___ are there?

41. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEADWOOD is among the common words in this set.