6-Letter Words Matching ____Y_

There are 116 6-letter words that match ____Y_. 51 are common words, such as ABBEYS and ALLAYS. A rarer one is WAVEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (77 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 116

Common words

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About this list

Words
116 (51 common words)
Common example
abbeys
Rare example
waveys
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
74
Most frequent letter
S (77)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ____y_ are there?

116. 51 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABBEYS is among the common words in this set.