6-Letter Words Matching __L_Y_

There are 17 6-letter words that match __L_Y_. 8 are common words, such as ALLAYS and ALLEYS. A rarer one is VALKYR. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

allaysalleysalloysbelaysdelaysinlaysrelayssplayscoleyspoleynselsynmuleysrallyetellystoluylunlaysvalkyr

About this list

Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
allays
Rare example
valkyr
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __l_y_ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLAYS is among the common words in this set.