7-Letter Words Matching _Q____Y

There are 15 7-letter words that match _Q____Y. 8 are common words, such as EQUABLY and EQUALLY. A rarer one is SQUINNY. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

equablyequallyequerrysquallysquashysqueakysquirmysquishysquidgysquiffysquintysquabbysquatlysquattysquinny

About this list

Words
15 (8 common words)
Common example
equably
Rare example
squinny
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (15)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _q____y are there?

15. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EQUABLY is among the common words in this set.