7-Letter Words Matching _A__Y__

There are 22 7-letter words that match _A__Y__. 5 are common words, such as DACTYLS and HALCYON. A rarer one is VANDYKE. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

dactylshalcyonmartyrspapayastallyhobathyalcaloyercarryonmartyrysabayontachyondactylidaimyoskabayasmameyespalmyrapapayanpartyerrallyestardyonvalkyrsvandyke

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Words
22 (5 common words)
Common example
dactyls
Rare example
vandyke
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _a__y__ are there?

22. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DACTYLS is among the common words in this set.