12-Letter Words Matching _A_________Y

There are 101 12-letter words that match _A_________Y. 35 are common words, such as BACKHANDEDLY and BACTERIOLOGY. A rarer one is VASOACTIVITY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (88 words). 33 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 101

Common words

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Words
101 (35 common words)
Common example
backhandedly
Rare example
vasoactivity
Doubled letters
33
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (88)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _a_________y are there?

101. 35 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKHANDEDLY is among the common words in this set.