7-Letter Words Matching A__Y___

There are 14 7-letter words that match A__Y___. 4 are common words, such as ACRYLIC and ALIYAHS. A rarer one is AROYNTS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

acrylicaliyahsallyingargylesabeyantacrylylastylaraglyconalkylicalkynesallylicaphyllyargyllsaroynts

About this list

Words
14 (4 common words)
Common example
acrylic
Rare example
aroynts
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
L (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching a__y___ are there?

14. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRYLIC is among the common words in this set.