6-Letter Words Matching W____Y

There are 53 6-letter words that match W____Y. 27 are common words, such as WARILY and WARMLY. A rarer one is WRISTY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

warilywarmlywaterywaylayweaklyweeklyweensywhackywhammywheezywherrywhimsy
warilywarmlywaterywaylayweaklyweeklyweensywhackywhammywheezywherrywhimsywhinnywhiskywhiteywhollywidelywifelywigglywildlywinerywintrywiselywobblywoodsywoollyworthywagglywavilywhingywhirlywicopywieldywililywitchywabblywaddlywaferywamblywastrywaverywaxilyweirdywhelkywheyeywhineywhippywhirrywinceywirilywitneywrathywristy

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Words
53 (27 common words)
Common example
warily
Rare example
wristy
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (28)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching w____y are there?

53. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WARILY is among the common words in this set.