11-Letter Words Matching _________Y_

There are 16 11-letter words that match _________Y_. 6 are common words, such as CHARDONNAYS and EXPRESSWAYS. A rarer one is THOUGHTWAYS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

chardonnaysexpresswayspassagewayspterodactylscreenplaysthroughwaysartiodactylbreadthwayschrysoberylpentadactylprotomartyrhokeypokeysmillihenrysstrathspeyssuperalloysthoughtways

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
chardonnays
Rare example
thoughtways
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching _________y_ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHARDONNAYS is among the common words in this set.