8-Letter Words Ending in YS

There are 158 8-letter words that end in YS. 87 are common words, such as AIRPLAYS and ARCHWAYS. A rarer one is WIREWAYS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (110 words). 29 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 158

Common words

airplaysarchwaysashtraysbaloneysbellboysbeltwaysblarneysbluejaysboloneyscarawayschanteyschimneys
airplaysarchwaysashtraysbaloneysbellboysbeltwaysblarneysbluejaysboloneyscarawayschanteyschimneyschutneyscockneyscosplayscurtseyscutawaysdestroysdisobeysdisplaysdoorwaysedgewaysfairwaysflunkeysfolkwaysfreewaysgainsaysgangwaysgatewaysgetawayshackneyshallwaysheadwayshearsayshighboyshighwaysholidayshomeboysjourneyskilljoyslampreyslayawayslongwaysmisplaysnewsboysnoondaysnosegaysnowadaysodysseysoutplaysoutstaysoverbuysoverjoysoverlaysoverpayspageboyspaisleyspalfreysparkwaysparsleyspasskeyspathwaysplayboyspoorboysportraysracewaysrailwaysrespraysroadwaysrunawayssidewaysslipwayssomewaysstandbystallboysthruwaystidewaystollwaystourneystrolleysturnkeysviceroyswalkwaysweekdayswhimseyswhiskeysworkdaysareawayscomfreysflatwaysgunplayshautboyslinkboysmalmseysorphreysplowboysropewaysrosebayssaveloysshipwayssickbaysspinneystatouaystaxiwaystramwayswashdayswiseguysabhenrysbendwaysbikewaysbobstayscallboyscharleyscharpoyschimleyscopyboysdiddleysdovekeysfaradaysfishwaysflyawaysfoodwaysfootboysfootwaysforebaysgoombaysholydaysjeepneyskoupreyslacqueyslanewayslangleyslifewaysnonplaysoutprayspalewayspigsneysplaydayspostboyspussleysreenjoysrollwaysshanteyssheeneysshinneysshopboysskidwaysspooneysspurreysswingbysswinneystowawaystrawleysvirelaysvouvrayswhiprayswindwayswireways

About this list

Words
158 (87 common words)
Common example
airplays
Rare example
wireways
Doubled letters
29
Ending in S
158
Most frequent letter
A (110)

Questions

How many 8-letter words ending in ys are there?

158. 87 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRPLAYS is among the common words in this set.