7-Letter Words Matching __L__Y_

There are 14 7-letter words that match __L__Y_. 6 are common words, such as GALLEYS and GULLEYS. A rarer one is POLYNYI. 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

galleysgulleyspulleysvalleysvolleyswalleyeallonymchlamysgoldeyecullaysmulleysoilwayspolynyapolynyi

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Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
galleys
Rare example
polynyi
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __l__y_ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GALLEYS is among the common words in this set.