8-Letter Words Matching _____YE_

There are 70 8-letter words that match _____YE_. 36 are common words, such as BETRAYED and BETRAYER. A rarer one is YEASAYER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (49 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 70

Common words

betrayedbetrayerbuckeyescockeyedconveyedconveyerconvoyeddefrayeddeployeddismayedemployedemployee
betrayedbetrayerbuckeyescockeyedconveyedconveyerconvoyeddefrayeddeployeddismayedemployedemployeeemployeremployesgoodbyeshoorayedhurrayedjockeyedmonkeyednaysayerparlayedparleyedphoneyedpinkeyespurveyedreplayedsashayedshuteyessockeyessurveyedtaxpayerunswayedvolleyedwalleyedwalleyeswaylayerbewrayedkaffiyehkeffiyehmooneyesunplayedvolleyeraffrayedaffrayerbendayedbewrayerboogeyedcarboyedcockeyesdeadeyesdefrayerestrayedfisheyesfrogeyedfrogeyesgoldeyeshawkeyedjerseyedlackeyedmislayermotleyeroverdyedoverdyesparleyershamoyedstoreyedsubwayeduncloyedunstayedyeasayer

About this list

Words
70 (36 common words)
Common example
betrayed
Rare example
yeasayer
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
E (49)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____ye_ are there?

70. 36 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BETRAYED is among the common words in this set.