8-Letter Words Matching W_I_____

There are 104 8-letter words that match W_I_____. 53 are common words, such as WAILINGS and WAINSCOT. A rarer one is WRITHERS. In this set, H is the most frequent open letter (78 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 104

Common words

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About this list

Words
104 (53 common words)
Common example
wailings
Rare example
writhers
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
40
Most frequent letter
H (78)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w_i_____ are there?

104. 53 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WAILINGS is among the common words in this set.