7-Letter Words Matching _____Y_

There are 183 7-letter words that match _____Y_. 84 are common words, such as ACRONYM and AFFRAYS. A rarer one is WITNEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (142 words). 29 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 183

Common words

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About this list

Words
183 (84 common words)
Common example
acronym
Rare example
witneys
Doubled letters
29
Ending in S
137
Most frequent letter
S (142)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _____y_ are there?

183. 84 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRONYM is among the common words in this set.