10-Letter Words Matching __A__Y____

There are 15 10-letter words that match __A__Y____. 2 are common words, such as GRAVEYARDS and SHANTYTOWN. A rarer one is SHANDYGAFF. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

graveyardsshantytownadactylousbrachylogybrachyuranchatoyancechatoyancyquarryingsanaglyphicchatoyantsdiaphysealdiaphysialscallywagsshaggymaneshandygaff

About this list

Words
15 (2 common words)
Common example
graveyards
Rare example
shandygaff
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __a__y____ are there?

15. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GRAVEYARDS is among the common words in this set.