9-Letter Words Matching ____YW___

There are 12 9-letter words that match ____YW___. 6 are common words, such as ALLEYWAYS and ENTRYWAYS. A rarer one is WILLYWAWS. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

alleywaysentrywaysfancyworknewlywedspollywogsworrywartcrazyweedmoneywortearlywoodgollywogspennywortwillywaws

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
alleyways
Rare example
willywaws
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____yw___ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEYWAYS is among the common words in this set.