8-Letter Words Matching _A__W___

There are 74 8-letter words that match _A__W___. 32 are common words, such as BACKWARD and BACKWASH. A rarer one is YARDWORK. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (47 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 74

Common words

backwardbackwashbarbwirebasswoodcakewalkcarawayscareworncaseworkeastwardfairwaysfarewellgangways
backwardbackwashbarbwirebasswoodcakewalkcarawayscareworncaseworkeastwardfairwaysfarewellgangwaysgatewayshackworkhalfwitshallwayshandworkhardwarehardwoodlacewinglaceworklandwardlayawaysparkwayspasswordpathwaysracewaysrailwayssandwichtailwindtapewormwalkwayspairwiseaardwolfcasewormgapewormhairwormhawkweedsaltworttaskworktaxiwaysbackwoodbackwrapcanewarecapeworkcatawbasdamewortdaneweeddanewortfarmwifefarmworkhairworkhandwrithardwirekalewifelacewoodlanewayslatewoodlathworknanowattpalewayspalewiseparawingrackworkrainwashrainwearsahiwalssaltworksandwormsandwortsasswoodwarpwiseyardwandyardwork

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Words
74 (32 common words)
Common example
backward
Rare example
yardwork
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
R (47)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a__w___ are there?

74. 32 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARD is among the common words in this set.