8-Letter Words Matching W_____L_

There are 53 8-letter words that match W_____L_. 26 are common words, such as WAGTAILS and WANTONLY. A rarer one is WRITERLY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (34 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

wagtailswantonlywashablewassailswastrelswaybillswearableweasellyweldablewerewolfwesterlywheezily
wagtailswantonlywashablewassailswastrelswaybillswearableweasellyweldablewerewolfwesterlywheezilywickedlywilfullywindfallwindmillwinnablewithheldwithholdwoefullywoodenlywoodpileworkablewormholeworthilywritablewalkablewettablewhiteflywillablewindgallwizardlywoolfellwadeablewadmaalswadmollswamefulswastablewaterilywaxbillsweevillywellholeweregildwindablewingedlywinterlywintrilywontedlywooinglywoollilyworkfolkwrathilywriterly

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Words
53 (26 common words)
Common example
wagtails
Rare example
writerly
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (34)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w_____l_ are there?

53. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WAGTAILS is among the common words in this set.