8-Letter Words Matching _____Y__

There are 201 8-letter words that match _____Y__. 66 are common words, such as ACRONYMS and AMETHYST. A rarer one is YEASAYER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (150 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 201

Common words

acronymsamethystaneurysmantonymsbetrayalbetrayedbetrayerbuckeyescatalystcatalyzecockeyedconveyed
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About this list

Words
201 (66 common words)
Common example
acronyms
Rare example
yeasayer
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
41
Most frequent letter
E (150)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____y__ are there?

201. 66 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRONYMS is among the common words in this set.