8-Letter Words Matching ______Y_

There are 201 8-letter words that match ______Y_. 87 are common words, such as AIRPLAYS and ARCHWAYS. A rarer one is WIREWAYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (170 words). 33 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 201

Common words

airplaysarchwaysashtraysbaloneysbellboysbeltwaysblarneysbluejaysboloneyscarawayschanteyschimneys
airplaysarchwaysashtraysbaloneysbellboysbeltwaysblarneysbluejaysboloneyscarawayschanteyschimneyschutneyscockneyscosplayscurtseyscutawaysdestroysdisobeysdisplaysdoorwaysedgewaysfairwaysflunkeysfolkwaysfreewaysgainsaysgangwaysgatewaysgetawayshackneyshallwaysheadwayshearsayshighboyshighwaysholidayshomeboysjourneyskilljoyslampreyslayawayslongwaysmisplaysnewsboysnoondaysnosegaysnowadaysodysseysoutplaysoutstaysoverbuysoverjoysoverlaysoverpayspageboyspaisleyspalfreysparkwaysparsleyspasskeyspathwaysplayboyspoorboysportraysracewaysrailwaysrespraysroadwaysrunawayssidewaysslipwayssomewaysstandbystallboysthruwaystidewaystollwaystourneystrolleysturnkeysviceroyswalkwaysweekdayswhimseyswhiskeysworkdaysfentanylareawaysbiphenylbullseyecalisayacarbonylcattleyacomfreysdiphenylepicalyxepicotylflatwaysglycerylgramaryegunplayshautboyshydroxyllinkboysmalmseysnaphthylnitrosylorphreysplowboysretronymropewaysrosebayssardonyxsaveloysshipwayssickbaysspinneystatouaystautonymtaxiwaystramwayswashdayswiseguysabhenrysacetoxylbendwaysbiacetylbikewaysbimethylbirdseyebobstayscallboyscarbamylcarbarylcarboxylcharleyscharpoyschimleyscinnamylcopyboysdahabiyadiacetyldidactyldiddleysdimethyldovekeysfaradaysfishwaysflyawaysfoodwaysfootboysfootwaysforebaysgalabiyaglycosylgoombaysholydaysjeepneyskoupreyslacqueyslanewayslangleyslifewaysmesophylmethoxylnonplaysoutprayspalewayspigsneysplaydayspostboyspropenylpussleysreenjoysrockabyerollwaysshanteyssheeneysshinneysshopboysskidwaysspooneysspurreysstrongylsuccinylsulfinylsulfonylsulfurylswingbysswinneystigereyetowawaystrawleystriethylvirelaysvouvrayswatcheyewhiprayswindwayswireways

About this list

Words
201 (87 common words)
Common example
airplays
Rare example
wireways
Doubled letters
33
Ending in S
158
Most frequent letter
S (170)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ______y_ are there?

201. 87 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRPLAYS is among the common words in this set.