7-Letter Words Matching A_Y____

There are 20 7-letter words that match A_Y____. 9 are common words, such as ABYSMAL and ABYSSAL. A rarer one is APYRASE. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

abysmalabyssalabyssesamylaseanybodyanymoreanytimeanywiseasylumsacyclicalyssumamyleneamyloidamyloseamylumsanywaysazygousacylateacyloinapyrase

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Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
abysmal
Rare example
apyrase
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching a_y____ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABYSMAL is among the common words in this set.