8-Letter Words Matching __W____Y

There are 19 8-letter words that match __W____Y. 12 are common words, such as BIWEEKLY and COWARDLY. A rarer one is UNWIFELY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

biweeklycowardlydewberrydownplayinwardlylawfullytawdrilyunwarilyunwieldyunwiselyunworthyupwardlycowberrylawyerlytowardlybowinglysowbellythwartlyunwifely

About this list

Words
19 (12 common words)
Common example
biweekly
Rare example
unwifely
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __w____y are there?

19. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BIWEEKLY is among the common words in this set.