8-Letter Words Matching W____A__

There are 53 8-letter words that match W____A__. 22 are common words, such as WALKWAYS and WARHEADS. A rarer one is WOOLHATS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

walkwayswarheadswarplanewashragswebinarsweekdayswestwardwhiplashwhipsawnwhipsawswildcatswindbags
walkwayswarheadswarplanewashragswebinarsweekdayswestwardwhiplashwhipsawnwhipsawswildcatswindbagswindfallwindlasswindwardwirehairwiretapswolframswoodlandworkdaysworkfarewreckagewagonagewashdayswateragewavebandwaxplantwayleavewharfagewildcardwindgallwindsailwingbackwoolpackwoolsackworkbagsworkmatewadmaalswaniganswarcraftwheyfacewhiprayswhiptailwhitrackwhizbangwidebandwildlandwillyardwillyartwindwayswirewayswoodlarkwoolhats

About this list

Words
53 (22 common words)
Common example
walkways
Rare example
woolhats
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
I (26)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w____a__ are there?

53. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WALKWAYS is among the common words in this set.