9-Letter Words Matching _____WA__

There are 100 9-letter words that match _____WA__. 49 are common words, such as AFTERWARD and ALLEYWAYS. A rarer one is WILLYWAWS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (73 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

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Common words

afterwardalleywaysbestowalsboardwalkboatswainbrainwashcassowarycastawayscaterwaulcausewayschinawarecrosswalk
afterwardalleywaysbestowalsboardwalkboatswainbrainwashcassowarycastawayscaterwaulcausewayschinawarecrosswalkcrosswaysdelftwaredrivewaysearthwardentrywaysfrontwardgiveawaysglasswaregroupwarehatchwayshideawaysleastwaysmicrowavemotorwaysmouthwashnorthwardrightwardscalawagssharewareshortwavesleepwalksouthwardspacewalkspeedwaysspillwaysstairwaysstonewallstonewarestowawaystablewaretightwadswalkawayswaterwayswhitewallwhitewashwilliwawsworrywarttakeawaysagatewarebrainwavebrasswareclearwayscoastwardcockswaincolorwayscyclewaysgalliwaspkittiwakemetalwaremicrowattsheepwalkshockwaveshorewardtearawaystrackwaystreenwarevaporwareaislewayscablewayscrawlwayscreamwareeschewalsfadeawaysfallawaysfloodwaysgreenwaysguidewayshereawayshollowaremilliwattmultiwallreviewalsriverwardrockawaysroutewayssemidwarfslantwaysslidewaysspacewardsternwardsternwayssuperwavetrainwayswastewayswellawayswideawakewilliwauswillywaws

About this list

Words
100 (49 common words)
Common example
afterward
Rare example
willywaws
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
48
Most frequent letter
S (73)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____wa__ are there?

100. 49 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFTERWARD is among the common words in this set.