7-Letter Words Matching __Y__A_

There are 21 7-letter words that match __Y__A_. 9 are common words, such as ABYSMAL and ABYSSAL. A rarer one is STYGIAN. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

abysmalabyssalcrystalflyleaflayawaymayoralpayloadpayolassoybeandaystarflyawayflyboatflytrapzoysiasclypealcryptaldaysmanelysianpeytralpsyllasstygian

About this list

Words
21 (9 common words)
Common example
abysmal
Rare example
stygian
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
L (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __y__a_ are there?

21. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABYSMAL is among the common words in this set.