7-Letter Words Matching A___Y__

There are 26 7-letter words that match A___Y__. 12 are common words, such as ACOLYTE and ALLAYED. A rarer one is ASPHYXY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

acolyteallayedalloyedanalyseanalystanalyzeannoyedanodynearrayedarroyosassayedassayer
acolyteallayedalloyedanalyseanalystanalyzeannoyedanodynearrayedarroyosassayedassayeracetylsanonymsadenylsalanylsalcaydealchymyallayeralphylsamboynaannoyeranolytearrayalarrayerasphyxy

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Words
26 (12 common words)
Common example
acolyte
Rare example
asphyxy
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching a___y__ are there?

26. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACOLYTE is among the common words in this set.