7-Letter Words Matching ____A_Y

There are 90 7-letter words that match ____A_Y. 35 are common words, such as ACTUARY and ALREADY. A rarer one is UNWEARY. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (65 words). 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 90

Common words

actuaryalreadyanomalybeggarybursarycompanycrybabydietaryecstasyestuaryfallacyfantasy
actuaryalreadyanomalybeggarybursarycompanycrybabydietaryecstasyestuaryfallacyfantasygranarylibrarylullabymammarypeccaryplenaryprelacyprimacyprimaryprivacysectarysqueakystreakysummaryternarytherapythreadythroatytopiaryunitaryunreadyurinarywallabyapogamyataraxybiliarycabbagycalvaryciliarydittanyepitaxyeustacyeustasyexogamyhushabyisogamylactarylaniarymediacymiliarynummaryossuaryostiarypalmarypessarypiscaryquinaryretiaryrhatanysassabystreamysyngamytrinaryturbarytympanyzedoaryapetalybewearyfeodaryfeudarygramaryhymnaryjaggarymangabymanuarymortarynectaryolivaryovularypedlaryrockabysatrapyscreakytestacytiffanyuncharyuncrazyunweary

About this list

Words
90 (35 common words)
Common example
actuary
Rare example
unweary
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (65)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____a_y are there?

90. 35 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTUARY is among the common words in this set.