8-Letter Words Matching W_A_____

There are 54 8-letter words that match W_A_____. 27 are common words, such as WEAKENED and WEAKENER. A rarer one is WRATHING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 54

Common words

weakenedweakenerweakfishweaklingweaknessweaponrywearableweariestwearyingweaseledweasellyweathers
weakenedweakenerweakfishweaklingweaknessweaponrywearableweariestwearyingweaseledweasellyweathersweavingswhackerswhackierwhackingwhalingswhammieswhammingwhateverwhatnotswrangledwranglerwrangleswrapperswrappingwrathfulweanlingwearifulwearingswhappingwharfagewhatsitswrackingweaklierweaksideweaponedweasandsweazandswhalemanwhalemenwhangeeswhangingwhapperswharfingwhatnesswrackfulwrassledwrassleswrastledwrastleswrathierwrathilywrathing

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Words
54 (27 common words)
Common example
weakened
Rare example
wrathing
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
E (40)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w_a_____ are there?

54. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WEAKENED is among the common words in this set.