7-Letter Words Matching A_____Y

There are 75 7-letter words that match A_____Y. 47 are common words, such as ABILITY and ACADEMY. A rarer one is ASTHENY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (38 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 75

Common words

abilityacademyacidifyacidityacridlyactuaryacutelyadeptlyaffablyagilelyagilityairplay
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Words
75 (47 common words)
Common example
ability
Rare example
astheny
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (38)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching a_____y are there?

75. 47 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABILITY is among the common words in this set.