8-Letter Words Matching __L_W___

There are 33 8-letter words that match __L_W___. 12 are common words, such as ALLOWING and BELTWAYS. A rarer one is SELFWARD. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

allowingbeltwaysfolkwayshalfwitshallwayskilowattmilkweedpulpwoodsilkwormtollwaysunlawfulwalkways
allowingbeltwaysfolkwayshalfwitshallwayskilowattmilkweedpulpwoodsilkwormtollwaysunlawfulwalkwaysbellwortbollwormbullwhipcolewortgulfweedmilkwortmillworkpilewortpolewardsaltwortsilkweedwildwoodbullweedkalewifemilkwoodmoldwarppalewayspalewiserollwayssaltworkselfward

About this list

Words
33 (12 common words)
Common example
allowing
Rare example
selfward
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
O (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __l_w___ are there?

33. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLOWING is among the common words in this set.