6-Letter Words Matching E____Y

There are 25 6-letter words that match E____Y. 17 are common words, such as EARTHY and EASILY. A rarer one is EUTAXY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 25

Common words

earthyeasilyeateryedgilyeerilyeffigyeightyembodyemployenergyenmityentity
earthyeasilyeateryedgilyeerilyeffigyeightyembodyemployenergyenmityentityequityeulogyevenlyevillyexpiryembolyemperyestrayexequyechoeyethoxyeurokyeutaxy

About this list

Words
25 (17 common words)
Common example
earthy
Rare example
eutaxy
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching e____y are there?

25. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EARTHY is among the common words in this set.