8-Letter Words Matching _A_W____

There are 41 8-letter words that match _A_W____. 16 are common words, such as CATWALKS and EARWAXES. A rarer one is WAXWORMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (36 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 41

Common words

catwalksearwaxesgasworksjaywalkslapwingslaywomanlaywomenmadwomanmadwomenmalwaresnarwhalspaywalls
catwalksearwaxesgasworksjaywalkslapwingslaywomanlaywomenmadwomanmadwomenmalwaresnarwhalspaywallsragweedssapwoodswaxwingswaxworksmadwortsmaxwellsmayweedsragwortstarweedsbagwormsbarwaresbaywoodsdagwoodsdayworksearwormsfanwortsfatwoodsgadwallsgaywingshaywardshaywireslauwinesmanwardsnarwhalepaxwaxesradwastewarworkswaxweedswaxworms

About this list

Words
41 (16 common words)
Common example
catwalks
Rare example
waxworms
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
35
Most frequent letter
S (36)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_w____ are there?

41. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATWALKS is among the common words in this set.