6-Letter Words Matching A___Y_

There are 14 6-letter words that match A___Y_. 9 are common words, such as ABBEYS and ALLAYS. A rarer one is ALPHYL. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

abbeysallaysalleysalloysalwaysannoysarraysarroyoassaysacetylanonymadenylalanylalphyl

About this list

Words
14 (9 common words)
Common example
abbeys
Rare example
alphyl
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching a___y_ are there?

14. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABBEYS is among the common words in this set.