8-Letter Words Matching _A____W_

There are 17 8-letter words that match _A____W_. 6 are common words, such as HACKSAWS and HANDSAWS. A rarer one is TAKEDOWN. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

hacksawshandsawsjackdawsmarkdownrainbowswashbowlbacksawsballgownbandsawsfacedownballhawkcatclawscatspawsdayglowshandsewnsalchowstakedown

About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
hacksaws
Rare example
takedown
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a____w_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HACKSAWS is among the common words in this set.