7-Letter Words Matching H____Y_

There are 12 7-letter words that match H____Y_. 7 are common words, such as HEYDAYS and HICKEYS. A rarer one is HURLEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

heydayshickeyshockeyshomonymhookeyshoorayshurrayshotkeyshawkeysheydeyshonkeyshurleys

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
heydays
Rare example
hurleys
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching h____y_ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HEYDAYS is among the common words in this set.