10-Letter Words Matching _____Y_A__

There are 13 10-letter words that match _____Y_A__. 2 are common words, such as JOHNNYCAKE and VOLLEYBALL. A rarer one is SHANDYGAFF. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

johnnycakevolleyballafteryearschlamydatelevogyratesalicylateautolysateautolyzatepyrolysatepyrolyzatescallywagsshaggymaneshandygaff

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Words
13 (2 common words)
Common example
johnnycake
Rare example
shandygaff
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____y_a__ are there?

13. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

JOHNNYCAKE is among the common words in this set.