10-Letter Words Matching ___A_____Y

There are 142 10-letter words that match ___A_____Y. 72 are common words, such as ABRASIVELY and ADJACENTLY. A rarer one is WOMANISHLY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (123 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 142

Common words

abrasivelyadjacentlyaffabilityalkalinityamiabilityapparentlycapabilitycavalierlycreativelycreativitycurabilitydebauchery
abrasivelyadjacentlyaffabilityalkalinityamiabilityapparentlycapabilitycavalierlycreativelycreativitycurabilitydebaucherydecadentlydefamatorydisabilitydreadfullydurabilityengaginglyequabilityequanimityfreakishlygloatinglyhematologyimmanentlyimmaturelyimmaturityimpalpablyimpassablyimpassiblyincapacityinfalliblyinfamouslyinsanitaryinsatiablyintangiblyinvalidityinvaluablyinvariablylikabilitylivabilityloganberrymelancholymenacinglymetallurgymutabilitynegativelynegativitynotabilityoceanologypalatiallypleasantlypleasantrypleasinglypliabilitypotabilityrelativelyrelativityremarkablyscratchilyseparatelysneakinglystealthilystraightlystrawberrytenabilityunlawfullyunmannerlyunsanitaryurbanologyuseabilityvocabularyvolatilitybinaurallycheatinglyclearstorycovalentlycreaturelycurativelydamaginglydilatorilydupabilityergativityescapologyfriabilitygeratologyimmaculacylaparotomylovabilitymalacologymanageablymetagalaxymonaurallymovabilityorganicityorganologypleadinglyputativelyreparatorysalabilitysexagenarysomatologystrathspeyteratologytunabilityunfadinglyunsavorilyablativelyactabilitybifaciallybigamouslybimanuallybreaksawaycheapishlycoralberrycutabilitydetachablydetachedlydetailedlydreamfullydyeabilityescalatoryhexaploidyillativelyillaudablyimpartiblyinvasivelykeratotomymalapertlymetastablymosaicallynematologynotariallyoptativelyrotativelyrowanberrysewabilitysquarishlysubacutelysugarberryuncandidlyvocativelywomanishly

About this list

Words
142 (72 common words)
Common example
abrasively
Rare example
womanishly
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (123)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___a_____y are there?

142. 72 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABRASIVELY is among the common words in this set.